yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TudorBlue:
Having a spot of bother with my Samsung Galaxy S2. I used Odin to install a generic rom but when my phone restarted, its got an error message on it saying " Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery in Kies and try again". Ive connected my samsung GS2 to kies but its just keeps telling me its connecting, nothing else happens! Can anyone help me out here? Thanks in advance guys, any help with this will be very much appreciated
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] takeitkool:
try once more through ODIN by going into recovery mode, volume up+home+power button and flash the ROM again, and please please follow the instruction given on this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

also before posting here, you can search your query in general or Q&A section.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TudorBlue:
I followed the instruction to the letter BUT I got too complacent and didnt check the correct boxes were ticked in Odin. Sorted now. Thanks takeitkool, I will make sure I double check everything next time. Goes to show, just how easy it is to screw your phone up if youre not careful :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] takeitkool:
welcome dude, please help ur self to press thanks button if i had really helped u
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TudorBlue:
Already taken care of. Slightly off topic but is there a way of getting your GS2 to support upgrading via Kies again? Curious more than anything else as Ive now got the " Your device does not support software upgrading via Kies"
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bubr58:
First off I'm very new to everything Andriod coming from iPhone for the last 4 years.

I'm in a very simular problem to ORStoner who posted a thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1624431

I have tried everything that people suggested to this user but I'm still locked on the HTC screen.

So I unlock the bootloader which was a success then I flashed clockwork recovery which went well. However then I flashed a zip that I got from this site http://www.guidingtech.com/10821/disable-3-three-dot-menu-htc-one-x-map-to-task-switcher-button/

I went through all the instructions but knowing me probably screwed up somewhere.

My Clockwork version is recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-endeavoru

any ideas because I feel lost with no phone.

Thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Est. in 1982:
By anychance did you make a nanroid backup from clockwork before you flashed? Also did you also wipe everything like cache,dalvik-cache,data,system,sd-android secure,you gotta make sure you DONT WIPE YOUR SD card.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bubr58:
Unfortunately I was stupid enough NOT to back up, rookie mistake!!!. I have cleared all Cache including dalvik. No luck, So frustrating.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bubr58:
I just read the last part of your post, I did wipe the SD. I need the original files to flash any idea where i can get them?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] leventccc:
Download a rom update utility (ruu) from

Forum. Flash stock recovery (you can find in modacos thread. ) Relock bootloader using fastboot oem lock. Start ruu and follow the directions. You can unlock bootloader again later.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] gsm-9527:
Soulution!~

did yoiu unlock it using the steps provided by the developers?

if so then go into recovery mode, wipe clear everything using the two options provided and reboot.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bubr58:
Done everything you said but I cant seem to get the RUU to work. I keep getting the message (the ROM update Utility cannot update your android phone please get the correct ROM Update utility and try again)

I have tried

RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_HTC_Europe_1.26.401.2_Radio_1.1204.90.13_release_251208_signed

RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_Vodafone_UK_1.26.161.2_Radio_1.1204.90.13_release_251227_signed

and

RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_HTC_ARA_1.28.415.9_Radio_1.1204.103.14_release_25679_signed

Im running out of ideas, Im on Vodafone BTW I dont know if this makes a difference.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pwanghk:
Greetings:

I have 16 GB of songs in my Micro SD cards located in many directories and sub-directories. Is it possible to search through the Micro SD card for a specific song and delete it from the phone? I am able to use the Google search setting and find the songs but I don't see any options to delete it. I have to pull out the Micro SD plug it into my notebook and delete it using Window explorer.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Z-Man™:
Use astro or any other file manager

sent from the darkside of the galaxy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mixtzin:
Like the above poster said any file manager will do the trick, download from the play store, but chances are you probably have something on your phone ex.

"My files".
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gerbilunit:
i used file manager and i believe linda manager will work as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] flipq88:
Just go to the stock music player and long press the song, it will give you the option to delete

Sent from Flip's SGS2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] peppersu812:
I use root explorer but astro works to and file explorer
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pwanghk:
Thank you all for your help.

I try both Astro and ES file manager. I like the fastness and Astro interface but I am unable to find a way to delete the mp3 files after the search result. If I touch and hold the files two options pops up, "Open file" and "Open Directory". As opposed to the easy ES file manager, the interface is so so, the search is not as quick as Astro. But at least the delete option is there. I just need to touch, hold the files and a menu pops up with a "Delete" option.

I have two music player app on my phone. One icon with a headphone which doesn't have a delete option. The other icon is a CD with a music note. This one does have the delete option. However, I think that it just removes from the playlist but not deletes the files. Because I do a search after the deletion and the file is still there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lordofthegnomes:
Use storage analyser, available for free in the market. It scans all storage locations and will order them according to size making it easy to find the largest folders and files. It has a very simple and easy to use interface and allows deleting within. It will be good for deleting those mp3's and also for tracking your storage, so that you don't end up with too much garbage clogging up your sd cards.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] sixun:
hello,

Rom stock Samsung ICS LPx :

I want to change myself the color of the dropdown menu (change transparency or another color)

When I decompile, I do not know what are the xml/smali files or png to modify,

because in an ICS rom stock, SystemUI\res\drawable-hdpi\status_bar_background.png don't exist

If you know link or tuto it would be cool !!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] el_liberator:
Hi

For transparent status bar , look my Howto : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1523703

For dropdown menu the values are in the same xml file

res/values/drawable.xml

;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] sixun:
Thanks very much !! Your help is very useful :)

In drawable.xlm, i see the line for transparent statut bar

Redlline here :

<item type="drawable" name="notification_number_text_color">#ffffffff</item>

<item type="drawable" name="notification_item_background_color">#ff1f2225</item>

<item type="drawable" name="notification_item_background_color_pressed">#ff257390</item>

<item type="drawable" name="ticker_background_color">#ff1d1d1d</item>

<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">#ff000000</item>

<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_recents_background_solid">#b3000000</item>

<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_recents_app_thumbnail_background">#88000000</item>

<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_notification_row_background_color">#ff090909</item>

<item type="drawable" name="notification_header_bg">#ff000000</item>

<item type="drawable" name="notification_tracking_bg">#d8000000</item>

<item type="drawable" name="recents_callout_line">#99ffffff</item>

<item type="drawable" name="notification_item_background_legacy_color">#ffaaaaaa</item>

but what is the line for the dropdown menu

i changed all colors for all lines to test the effects on the SGS2

It's ok for

the statubar

(without modify smali) and another items but

not effect for dropdown menu background
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bling2bling:
hello maybe this help you ;) you can try .

1 go to res/layout/tw_status_bar_tracking.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.TrackingView android:orientation="vertical" android:paddingLeft="0.0px" android:paddingRight="0.0px" android:paddingBottom="0.0px" android:focusable="true" android:visibility="gone" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<FrameLayout android:background="@drawable/notification_bg" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1.0" />
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CloseDragHandle android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/close" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageView android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:src="@drawable/tw_status_bar_close_on" android:scaleType="fitXY" />
</com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CloseDragHandle>
</com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.TrackingView>

than go to res/values/drawable.xml

<item type="drawable" name="notification_number_text_color">#ffffffff</item>
<item type="drawable" name="notification_item_background_color">@drawable/notification_info_bg_normal</item>
<item type="drawable" name="notification_item_background_color_pressed">@drawable/notification_info_bg_pressed</item>
<item type="drawable" name="ticker_background_color">#7f000000</item>
<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">#00ffffff</item>
<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_recents_background_solid">#7f000000</item>
<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_recents_app_thumbnail_background">#7f000000</item>
<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_notification_row_background_color">#7f000000</item>
<item type="drawable" name="notification_header_bg">#7f000000</item>
<item type="drawable" name="notification_tracking_bg">@drawable/notification_bg</item>
<item type="drawable" name="recents_callout_line">#7f000000</item>
<item type="drawable" name="notification_item_background_legacy_color">#7f000000</item>
</resources>

"notification_tracking_bg" = Homer Pic;)

"notification_item_background_color" = The blue flame pic (Als Externer Speichergerät...)

"notification_item_background_color_pressed" = The same only red by me...

you have to place the pics in drawable-hdpi, i have take gimp2 to modify & transparent.... than recompile .... and hopefully it works.

Have a nice day :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] sixun:
Hello, thanks !, thanks ! thanks ! thanks ! thanks !

Just to be sure if I resume :

1 change in “tw_status_bar_tracking.xml” –

2 or 3 changes in "drawable.xml"

2 or 3 new pictures in drawable/Hdpi :

- notification_bg (transparent background)

- notification_info_bg_normal.png,

- notification_info_bg_pressed

Juste one question:

The format : is it “png” or “.9.png” for the 3 picts?

I think is .9.png because you use gimp
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] sixun:
hello

all is ok with your help

thank very much
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Hack3rxt:
Hi, thanks for your post helped me a lot, now needed to make transparent toogle like this
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] twiztedbeing:
Possibly help me

Hey, I think the semi transparent image with the blue flames is quite cool looking. I have galaxy s3 and am unsure if the same things apply to changing images. Just wondering if you can email me at dan_the_man182003 at yahoo. with a little more help. I would love to figure this out. I have looked at some of the files but they are named differently or I cant find some of them.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] freakyfriday:
Hey friends :)

I shall give proper credits after I finish this project ;) so don't complaint about that :)

I now give u the stock roms which are 100% safe to flash via Odin. I achieved this by removing the boot loader, which is the main reason for any phones hard bricking.

So no tension now, even if your power is gone while flashing stock via odin. If that happens, simply re-flash the rom again after power is back :D :p

I need names for all the stock firmwares names for all regions as I don't know. ( I am from mini forums, but my brother owns an Ace :p )

It will take a week to finish this project becoz I need to dowload and reupload all the firmwares coz I have a very slow connection. So patience :)

I will upload the following firmwares, but if u want any firmmware not in this just pm me

S5830BVKT3 2012 February France (Orange)

S5830BVKT3 2012 February Spain (Orange)

S5830XWKT7 2011 December Slovakia

S5830XWKT7 2.3.6 2011 December Nordic countries

S5830DXKT5 2011 December Vietnam

S5830DXKT5 2011 December Malaysia

S5830DXKT5 2011 December Philippines

S5830DXKT5 2011 December Indonesia

S5830DDKQ8 2.3.6 2012 March India

S5830DXKT6 2012 2012 January Thailand

Have fun :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] freakyfriday:
Reserved just in case :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] 008bond:
Thank you sir
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] SpaceCaker:
Isnt odin flashing roms always safe ?

I never had problems
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] freakyfriday:
Well this is also odin flashable and even flashable via pocket odin once its supportable for ace.

This is for noobs who remove cable before "pass" , also for the unlucky ones who bricked their phones becoz of a power lose..:p

Prevention is better than cure :)

Samsung sucks coz they shuld hav done thiz for every rom..
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] freakyfriday:
So I need all the firmwares names can I expect that ? :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] SpaceCaker:
I remove mine also before pass

When it says reset

Nothing happens

It just contineus
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] rebj2007:
So this is for bricked devices?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] freakyfriday:
No this is to prevent bricking ;)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] freakyfriday:
Yeah we can do that, but the core flashing happens within 6-15 secs after start...what if something happens between then. ? U will be using it as a paper weight...so this is to prevent eve that minor possibility of error :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] SpaceCaker:
Jtag

Usb jig

Btw when reset shows up i always dissconnect :p

Never had a problem
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] freakyfriday:
Ok that's enough man...I wanted to help that's all..this is for noobs. If u don't want to use I don't give a....... ;)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] SpaceCaker:
Lol

its for noobs Huh ?

:P

sorry

btw what is the bootloader file ?

i wanna investigate it :p
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] encik_racun:
err....OP from SonyEricsson Mini? Sony ericsson does have boot loader, but not for ACE i guess...??????

Sony ericsson > unlock boot loader > root

Samsung galaxy ace > root :) > done!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] CallMeVentus:
.....Robin.....

This was sent from a Galaxy Ace. Problem?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] Lovetz:
Noob`s are unlikely to find this theme.

I do not even remember the last time I flashed a smartphone with ODIN. CWM rulez)!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] abhibnl:
Very nice initiative mate. It'll a gift for users like me who never tried flashing via odin due to afraid of hard bricking it. Will wait for DDKQ8 to upload :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] thedisturbedone:
This is a good project. Keep it up!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] dragonnn:
Ace have a bootloader, every device must have it. But on Ace the bootloader isn't loocked and he is really simple - we don't have access to it and he's only function is load and run the kernel.

Wysłane z mojego GT-S5830 za pomocą Tapatalk
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] encik_racun:
Owh...ok :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] CallMeVentus:
Explain the BoardConfig.mk entry

TARGET_NO_BOOTLOADER := true

This was sent from a Galaxy Ace. Problem?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] dragonnn:
EmoBoiix3 I know this - Ace doesn't have a bootloader like other phones but I must have something like bootloader, the CPU can not directly run the kernel.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] SpaceCaker:
What if ..............

THE ACE IS SUPERB ?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] FinnAndJake:
It will become SUPERB ACE

PERVERT!!

I used to date ALICE EVE but now, I'm going steady with MEGAN FOX
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] dheeraj (dhlalit11):
Remember we are just changing, modding, porting everything and people over Samsung are creating all this. There must be a reason to include bootloader in the firmwares and the reason is if someone will try to upgrade from froyo to gb with these firmware then what they will get is a black screen and download mode, to upgrade to gingerbread bootloader are required

So Samsung is great not sucks
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] Hasooboy:
Where are the links to download these Stock roms :S
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] freakyfriday:
sorry for making u wait...I hav bandwidth problem nd a very slow connection..I started uploadin though...its gonna take forever :(
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] Doo:DAce:
May I ask if there is a negative side of having no bootloader?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] dxppxd:
Only negative i see it's if ur trying to upgrade from froyo to gingerbread, then yeah, bootloader is required in that case. If you're changing between gingerbread versions, then bootloader isn't really needed.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] abhibnl:
one question, if we need to upgrade from stock to CM9(ICS), then the bootloader will be required or not??

To OP, any progress mate? Waiting eagerly :P
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] dragonnn:
No, because it it flashed from CWM, if you already have gingerbread and CWM you can just flash it. ICS uses modified GB kernel (for now, it will change if we get 3.0 kernel).
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] Hasooboy:
No problem i was just wondering is just me who can't find link. Take your time :) Waiting :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] rishi1989:
Hey. Can these stock firms be flashed thru cwm. I don't know how stock roms always needs to be flashed via odin. Where else custom roms r easily flashed wit cwm.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] ross231:
Is this 2.3.6 stock?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] voetbalremco:
Samsung doesnt lock bootloaders?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] :
Yes these are for flashing via odin.

If you want to flash via cwm, then use a stock based rom like stocklite v6

Sent from my GT-S5830 using my hands :)
[Android Apps and Games] jastonas:
Google Play Store 3.5.16

Works on Multi DPI settings.

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Uninstall any updates for Vending.apk that might took place automatically.

Clear data of Vending (I even cleaned data for GoogleServicesFramework but had to restart the phone)

Copy GoogleServicesFramework.apk and Vending.apk to /system/app

Ready to download apps without the message "This app is incompatible with your device".

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Credits to maker of mod. Taken from this post.

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Press the thanks button - IF it helped :) -
[Android Apps and Games] casonswag:
So this lets us be able to change our density to what ever and still be able to use the market?
[Android Apps and Games] jastonas:
exactly!!!!!
[Android Apps and Games] casonswag:
Yess ive been looking for something like this without having to use lcd modder thnx bro!
[Android Apps and Games] casonswag:
Okay i just tried it but kept getting fc?
[Android Apps and Games] jastonas:
Clear DATA + REBOOT. If you still get fc, clear data from both vending and googleservframework
[Android Apps and Games] eliashadow:
Hi jastonas!!!!

Im happy but a little sad too!!!lol

This mornig i bought LCD Density modder for that reasson...:(

But if yours working (i havent try it yet) it will be amazing!!!

Thanks mate!!!
[Android Apps and Games] jastonas:
Well, I didn't make it! I am just happy I found it!
[Android Apps and Games] virus786:
If you want to mod the apks yourself.

http://android-reverse.blogspot.com/2012/04/guidefix-google-play-store-dpi.html
[Android Apps and Games] soberarmy:
What about you never had any updates. I have a kindle fire so i had to push apk to system/app originally. Deleted botje the googlesevicesframework and vending data also I tried to delete vendin apk and install the one from OP and it tries to copy over old when when i had already deleted it. Maybe im doing something wrong ....can this modded apk work with the kindle ??
[Android Apps and Games] famewolf:
Original thread with additional dpi options for those with tablets as well as more instructions. It also includes multiple versions of google play including the last one compatible with titanium backup: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1580827
[Android Apps and Games] lotherius:
reading that thread looks like the patch isn't "sticking" though.... they're doing it without the GSF patch and maybe that's the problem?
[Android Apps and Games] Tsjoklat:
Thanks for taking a look at this issue. I have reviewed these changes and it makes sense why the "DPI Hacked" versions that I posted are not "sticking". The only problem I can see is that the version of GSF in this thread is not matching either the official "20110828" or the official "20120317" ICS version of Google Apps. When I compare GSF versions, I get a lot more changes than just seeing a one line difference in /GoogleServicesFramework/smali/com/google/android/gsf/checkin/CheckinRequestBuilder.smali. Can you tell me what version of GSF was used? It says 2.3.7, but its not the same as my version.

Also, all the changes made in your DPI modified version of Vending.apk seem ok, except, I'm not sure why there are changes to res/menu-v11/actions.xml and some of the other resource files. The "cleanest" way to package this is to copy the modified classes.dex into an unaltered version of Vending.apk. This way, apktool will not do anything funny to the resource files and doing a file comparison will not show a bunch of unwanted changes.

I would also like to mention that these files will not work for ICS or any DPI other than 240.

Attached are my logs of the file comparisons to the original versions. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] mangoman:
Is this one working with ics?

Got the .15 version working with 182DPI and it doesnt revert using density modder.

Tried some from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1580827

But does not stick.

Seems you also have to install the GSF for it to work.
[Android Apps and Games] jastonas:
I use this with ICS
[Android Apps and Games] mangoman:
I installed it after deleting cache\data. Play works, but getting talk stopped working error on startup now.
[Android Apps and Games] jastonas:
****. Same here now.
[Android Apps and Games] deetailed:
I can confirm this as well on Nexus S (240dpi) with AOKP M5. I never use Talk on my phone though so for me it's an acceptable bug.
[Android Apps and Games] Tsjoklat:
The GSF apk has "signature" protection enabled in it's AndroidManifest.xml. You could either change "signature" to "normal" so the protection is disabled, or you could resign the other apk's (such as talk.apk) so the signature matches. For example, if I modify GSF.apk and sign it with my "test key", then the signature protection within the apk will only trust apps that are signed with the "test key".