yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G2 and Desire Z General] A_Elizondo:
So I followed the guide on porting in the development section and am trying to port a MIUI rom from the desire hd section using cm9 beta 5 as the base but it stays stuck in the MIUI.us united worldwide boot animation. I did a logcat and get the following errors at the end of it, it keeps on repeating this error.

I/ServiceManager( 1208): service 'media.audio_flinger' died

I/ServiceManager( 1208): service 'media.audio_policy' died

I/ServiceManager( 1208): service 'media.player' died

I/ServiceManager( 1208): service 'media.camera' died

ps. I left this overnight and never passed this section, any help would be greatly appreciated.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] DrLagos:
Any suggestions for the best Kernel to run on Eaglesblood 2.3.7 GB?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] russell956956:
Get ready to get flamed buddy, there are many threads already with this very similiar topic...

As to your question...

The only real way to find out what Kernel works best, you need to flash each and see how it works with your phone. What one person thinks runs amazingly fast with amazing battery life and such on their phone, it may be terribly buggy and sluggish with terrible battery life on your phone. Although we have the same phone, they are constructed differently and each phone acts differently with ROM+Kernel combos than the next person with the same phone.

Hope this helps. :D
[HTC One X] Richy23:
Not sure if this needs to be in Q&A or here, it's my first post so be nice haha!

Just a couple questions that I wanted answering, as I'm planning to get the One X next week.

I've heard a few bits and bobs about the camera - both pictures and video, and just wanted to ask:

1) In general, are the photos a good quality?

2) Is there still a framerate issue with video recording? Does it make much difference?

Thank you!

I know they update the firmware etc, so didn't know if they'd fixed anything at all? :)
[HTC One X] brentett:
1) The one x takes superb pictures, the best of any phone I've used, and there was a comparison showing that it also out performs the s3 camera noticeably. There are a few threads with pictures people have taken.

2) I haven't noticed any framerate issues, but I haven't recorded much video. If there are any framerate issues it can be fixed with updates.
[HTC One X] dawnfighter:
i doubt htc one x out perform sgs3.. i had gs2 before and what i can say.. sgs2 give a better performance in still photo and video. sgs2 had much more detail and give a higher bitrate in video. and now it's far behind sgs3.. just go check comparison article by gsmarena. also there is thread in here talking about HOX video quality.. just search for it..
[HTC One X] -juanito-:
guys..there are SuperCameraMod for the Sensation..talk to the dev and see him if he will work on it for hox or not
[HTC One X] Richy23:
Thanks for the replies guys, all really helpful :) Just like making sure in my head all the little answers are answered before I take the plunge! :p

Thanks again! :D
[HTC One X] soupbones:
The HOX takes excellent photos. From what I read lately as well, it is better then the GS3. The features of the HOX camera are excellent as well. For instant, the panoramic feature is flawless, compared to other phones with this feature, and to all of the panoramic apps I have tried from the market/playstore.

My only let down is playback of video after you use SlowMo ( yes it has a slomo feature ) stutters some times. It could be better, but nothing I think an update will not fix down the track.
[HTC Wildfire S] kmbarreiros:
Hey People,

As the title shows I have some questions about using Link2sd correctly.

First off my phone is rooted and is using a standard VM rom with most of the bloatware already removed and apps2sd built into the rom.

I am only using a 4 gig SD card that has 2 partitions.

In Link2sd SD(/mnt/sdcard) card shows total .97GB and SD Card 2nd Part (/data/sdext2) has total 2.84GB.

I think I have them backwards, should /mnt/sdcard be the larger partition since that is the one I have access to?

And what is the difference between Linking something to the SD card and just moving it to the SD card?

From what I have gathered when something is Linked to the SD card it gets moved to the /data/sdext2.

And if you just move it to the SD card it gets moved to the /mnt/sdcard partition.

When would you choose one over the other?

Thanks
[HTC Wildfire S] insink71:
Quick study ;) Links2SD can move any app; A2SD can only move apps written to be moved to SD [/sdcard]. I prefer to use the ext2 or ext3 [/sdext] as much as possible for apps as its a native file system [android is a linux branch after all]. The fat32 can cause longer delays at boot time imo. I believe your partition sizes to be a good choice though. Your fat32 will fill up with nandroids, downloaded roms and mods, music, documents and such before you know it ;)

Hope that helps.

Rob
[HTC Wildfire S] klacenas:
I think your ext partition is to big for a 4gb sdcard, you may want to reduce it to 1gb or 2gb if you have plenty of apps. Let me tell you more about this link2sd, app2sd and data2sd so that you will understand better and be able to decide which is suitable for your phone.

As mentioned above, link2sd moves apps to your ext2/ext3/ext4 partition. But not only apps or the apk's, it also moves the dalvik, cache, and library files supporting the apps. The advantage of link2sd is the freedom to choose which of those you want to move. You can easily check or uncheck this options during the linking process.

Native app2sd moves apps to the fat32 partition (/sdcard). And it only moves the apk, leaving cache, dalvik and library files in the internal memory. If you have several applications moved in this manner, a certain portion of your internal memory is still being consumed.

There's also Data2Sd, it creates a link of the entire /data folder and moves everything to the ext partition. Logically speaking, your ext partition becomes your /data partition. The original data partition now becomes a useless space. The advantage of this is the size of your internal memory, which is only limited to the size of your ext partition. But there's also a disadvantage, to use app2sd you need a fast sdcard (category 6 and above is recommended) because everything is now residing on the sdcard which is normally slower than the built-in memory and may result to lagging on some applications.
[HTC Wildfire S] anhelogr:
I have a new SD cart I have partition it like the 1i use know

How do I copy all of my staff from one card to another? So that link 2sd will work with no problem?
[HTC Wildfire S] klacenas:
I you mean the apps linked into your old sdcard, then do this:

1. Backup all your apps using titanium backup. The backup will be stored in your /sdcard under "TitaniumBackup" folder.

2. Use a card reader to copy that folder to your new sdcard.

3. Insert your new sdcard to your phone, then download and reinstall titanium backup.

It will automatically scan for backup up files in your sdcard and will allow you to restore all your apps.
[HTC Wildfire S] anhelogr:
Ok thanks s I will try this :)

Send from my Wildfire S Rom : Wildchild Lite v1. 1
[HTC Wildfire S] anhelogr:
Why is link2sd not finding my ext 2 particion ?

Is this because I used cwr to particion my SD card ?

I have made a 2gb ext2 with 512 swap I have linked a lot of apps to SD card but when I get the memory status I get the SD particion not detected:confused:

What can I do? The think is that the phone works fine:)

Send from my Wildfire S Rom : Wildchild Lite v1. 1
[HTC Wildfire S] AceRoom:
2GB is probably more that you'll ever need. I've always used 1GB and it has not yet run out.

Could you clarify what you mean when you say that you have linked a lot of apps but the SD partition is not detected?

Does Link2SD say that the apps are on the sdcard or the apps are LINKED to SD?
[HTC Wildfire S] anhelogr:
Well the problem is this when I open the link2sd a windows pops up and tells me to choose

Ext2 ext 3 ext 4 fat 32 if I choose ext 2 it say that it can't found the ext2 and I have to do a restart then it finds the ext2 and tells me to restart again if I do not turn the phone off there is no problem but if I turn the phone off at night I have to do this again:banghead: in order for the link2sd to find the ext2 partition if I go to link2sd settings storage use the 2end partition is not available only if I do 2 restarts :confused:
[HTC Wildfire S] AceRoom:
Did you ever use data2sd or s2e or anything else which uses the sd-ext partition? It sounds like there might be a conflict between different startup scripts.

Could you open a root explorer (Or terminal or adb) and find the init.d folder.

On my CM9, the folder is at /system/system/etc/init.d

Post here a list of all the files inside that folder.
[HTC Wildfire S] anhelogr:
No I haven't use anythink

I have a new rom Installed with link2sd ready for use :confused:

I have a lot of free space the rom is what I wanted the only promplem is this :banghead:

The solution is never turn off my phone :o:):) (I think this is no good for any phone ;))

Send using Htc Wildfire S

Rom Wildchild v1.1
[HTC Wildfire S] Tigger31337:
I've got confirmation that the Link2SD/a2sd in this ROM are working just fine. Many users have reported that; and a few users have even told me that Data2SD also works just fine (I dunno... I only use Link2SD) with the only point being that you can't delete/uninstall any of the app2sd scripts that come bundled with the ROM. If you must use Data2SD (why??) then simply install it and you're off and running. Other than that, Link2SD should work just fine (it does for me and, literally, hundreds others).

I suspect this has to do with what/how you restored from Titanium Backup... or the fact that you partitioned with CWM. No offense, but CWM's strength is in backup/recovery, not partitioning (or even partitioning WIPING, if you read a few key posts on this forum).

I suggest you format with MiniTool Partition Wizard (lots of good tutorials on XDA). I'm using ext2fs myself and it works just fine (of course, ext4fs also works... I've tried it myself).

Good luck,
[HTC Wildfire S] anhelogr:
I though the same that the problem is the partition method I use I will try the mini tool ;)

Send using Htc Wildfire S

Rom Wildchild v1.1
[HTC Wildfire S] anhelogr:
I found the problem I was selecting ext2 for link2sd but when I use mini tool it said ext3:rolleyes: so I load up again the card start link2sd ext3 reboot and vouala all ok know I really enjoy my phone:):p

Send from my HTC Wildfire S

ROM. Wildchild. v2. 0
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abhisahara:
Reserved for some future addons :)

For Mac Users - read Heimdall instead of PC Odin
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] brockyneo:
Thanks for this it will be very use full to many who choose to take the time to read fine work thanks :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] antiochasylum:
Will be linking this in my OP.

As long as people READ it, very very good info.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
Looks great brother!

.....like Anti said....hopefully people will READ it and understand. It's pretty crystal clear if you ask me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nickshertzer:
Good summary!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] toxicthunder:
Impeccable. Must read for every user.

If I had my way, this post should flash on each and every user's screen before he clicks on the "Post Quick Reply" button.

Many thanks for this!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
A good summary of our current and somewhat unfortunate ICS situation.:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] androidindian:
So the new LPF firmware/kernel is it safe? Because I saw some members wipe etc. and say it works fine except it doesnt restore. but is it safe from bricks?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
It's early days yet. Be patient and we'll see.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] geo.samuel:
Good one dawg!!

But if everybody had an habit of reading.............
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] O_G:
Great work mate, added to the sticky list:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abhisahara:
Thanks Friends for all the support!! Yeah the only effort one has to do is to read. I made an effort to bring as many things as possible under one thread/OP. If not 100 threads then at least read this one. Yeah it still has so many threads linked but at least most of the info that is strewn in many threads i have tried to catch up here with direct linking. Will keep updating as new things keep popping. The first on the list being the LPF. Update in a couple of hours :p

Hope it helps all !! :)

Ah...and thanks OG for the sticky :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kvsandeepreddy:
Awesome thread.... for the awesome phone
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] crizolli:
Great thread.

With so much information flowing these days, it's hard to keep track of what's going on.

Also, I had no idea that going back to GB from LPY may hard brick.. **** this. :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] matius44:
Very well written post mate :) might recommend you as an editor trainee under the supeevision of our guru chas :p

Seriously though, very helpful thread and I really wish more and more members read it first.. Congrats on the sticky, well deserved ;)

Cheers mate :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SpyderTracks:
Nice and concise.... Much appreciated :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] anakmalik1503:
I found this threat very usefull..thanks mate
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] skillz9669:
First off GREAT POST ABHISAHARA!!! A thanks is coming your way :-). Soooo..... after reading your initial post, the the LPY to GB via PC Odin = super brick? thread, and THEN the how to revert back to gb from lpy ics View Single Post thread. I have a "decent" grasp on where I'm at. I was one of the gunslingers that jumped on board the LPY on day 1. I was on rooted (GB or ICS Repack, can't remember honestly) and installed LPY Stock unrooted via PC odin. It did NOT wipe all my data so i'm assuming that means I did not do a full wipe (seems like a good thing from what I read), I really would feel better if I got off of this and went back to GB. I understand if my phone works fine I should sit tight, but I do deal with large movie files on a reg basis. The steps are where it gets grainy.

What I plan to do:

1: Connect via pc odin and flash only the abyss kernel 4.2

2. Connect and flash the 3 file Rooted GB rom

3. Finally wipe everything

Could someone just tell me if a: I am being flat out stupid and should really stick with what I got, or b: let me know if what I plan to do is a best course of action for taking this plunge. Thanks in advance guys!!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rupalazzi:
A very nice piece of work that should be read by every member.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abhisahara:
I smiled at this "...if they want a bricked phone presented to them I'm sure I can arrange it;).... Its really wonder to see how comfortable we are getting to bricks :p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] shoey63:
Yep! Successfully re-bricked:good: On the way to Kogans as we speak:fingers-crossed:

(What is the World coming to? - happy about bricking a phone? Well, maybe Samsung will start getting the message - BTW put on my on-line claim form as reason for return - SUPERBRICKED, HeHe! - might save them a little time.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SpyderTracks:
Lol, many happy returns on a second brick, good sir ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] srik02003:
nice post man

it's great info for all...just updated to latest feeling a lot safer when going into recovery :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Angeliphim:
Hello again!!

Haven´t been looged in here since god knows when ;)

I am in need of some assistance... I just want to flash a stock ICS rom using odin but need to be extra careful due to the nasty bug that´s around.

I bought a branded note from the carrier 3. I unlocked it using a code so the simlock is no more.... but... how do I best work around the eMMC bug when flashing an unbranded stock ICS rom?

It´s currently gb 2.3.6 - should I just flash another gb rom and stay put until the matter is resolved or is it safe flashing stock ICS and be careful using it?

Do I need to flash a "bloatfree" gb rom first, then wipe and flash ICS or is it ok to just flash ICS on top of the bloated one? Would the crapware be deleted anyway or will it be residual data?

I don´t want to put myself in a situation where I need to wipe/delete or whatever on a stock ICS kernel.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SpyderTracks:
You can upgrade from any gb. Recommend do a factory reset on gb then don't set it up at all, just go into download mode, connect to pc odin and flash ics. So long as you don't wipe under ICS you should be fine.

Saying that stock ics is buggy. I would personally stay on gb or flash custom cm9 based rom for safe and sturdy ics.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Angeliphim:
THANK YOU!!! ;)

Í feel as if there´s a jungle out there ;)

If I were to use a custom ics rom, would paranoid android be safe to use kernel wise?

And do I need to root and flash cwm to install it? Is it possible to just flash paranoid android from the gb rom I´m currently on and skip cwm? I don´t want to dabble around and risk bricking anything right now. (Edit* - since ppl are saying to stay out of recovery)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SpyderTracks:
Paranoid does have a safe kernel, and yes, it needs to be installed from Cwm recovery, installed on gb, not ics.

The recovery issue is only present on unsafe ics kernels.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] shoey63:
Got this message from Kogans "Your Samsung Galaxy Note (Blue) - Unlocked has been returned via Registered Post. Please allow 2-7 business days for delivery."

Love to know what they have done... eMMC repaired? phone replaced? New MOBO? Cant wait to check if it is FW0x19
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Angeliphim:
Thank you for a straight up answer!!

I´ve been reading up on it but some say this and some say that and none are talking stock other than stock ics when mentioning the bug.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abhisahara:
If you are on GB please get it rooted and then install cf root kernel to get the CWM. Check Dr Ketan thread for rooting. Link in OP :)

Then using the CWM of GB flash the PA or Asylum or any CM9 based rom of your choice doing all the three wipes (data , dalvik and cache) and Done :)

Cheers!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abhisahara:
Fingers crossed !! Touchwood !! :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abhisahara:
OP updated with the safe kernels repository . Thanks Chas :)

You want all the Safe kernels - Here you go - [ICS][GB] Kernel Repository

Make good use of it guys!

Cheers! :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kenshinjar:
hi abhisahara,

my note still stock ISC 4.0.3, stock kernel LPY,

So, can I root using this method by Drketan?

could you tell me the safest way to root LPY stock?

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Procedure

1.Reboot to recovery.(press Vol up+home+power, once you see samsung screen release power button)

2.Choose apply update from external storage. (use vol up/down to select, power to enter)

3.Choose CWM.zip and wait until CWM recovery appear.

4.Choose install zip from sdcard (Now use touch function to select choice)

5.Choose and Install SUPERSU-Busybox-Installer.zip

6.After finish flashing select 'Go back'

7.Select 'Reboot system Now'

Done !

This will Reboot device and you can see SuperSU application in drawer, open it and update.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] toxicthunder:
Since you are on LPY i strongly suggest you follow those instructions carefully.

Good luck.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] csw43:
Hi all, just a quick bit of advice needed.

I have just received a used Galaxy Note running ICS 4.0.4 uk variant ( XXLRK). I purchased this as a used handset and it had clearly been reset when i received it.

My question is......am i safe in flashing a GB 2.3.6 rom via PC Odin or am i right in thinking that some damage could already have been done by the previous owner resetting whilst on an ICS kernel

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SpyderTracks:
Check in storage, internal storage, should read 11gb space or so if undamaged. If there's damage it will be more like 8gb or less. If it's full 11gb then you're fine to flash gb rom via pc odin.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] csw43:
Thanks for the quick reply......internal storage reads 1.43GB available and USB storage reads 11.08GB available, all looks good to go then ?

thanks again
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abhisahara:
Well AFAIK I don't think its a fool proof method to detect the damage. There is an app on playstore that detects if emmc has been damaged. Try that.

BOOMED from my BOMBASTIC NOTE :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] csw43:
The app you refer to seems to require root and at present i am stock, unrooted. Is it just a case of flash with GB and hope ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abhisahara:
Yeah...factory reset might have triggered the bug....but since that cant be checked so its a case of flash GB using PC odin and hope for the best!!!

Touchwood! :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] csw43:
Just flashed via Odin, now back on GB 2.3.6.

Thanks for all the help
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abhisahara:
Glad you are safely back to GB. :highfive: Now you can flash the safe CM9 based roms or if you really want touchwizz based roms them flash those custom roms that have the Franco, speedmod etc kernels where the emmc brickbug command is blocked :)

Enjoy your Note!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abhisahara:
Updated with the Q14 regarding how to go to CM10 roms.

Please people dont flash the CM10 rom when on any stock ICS or stock ICS based kernels. Its a sure shot brick and we want no more. You have to be on a CM9 / AOKP rom/kernel or any AOSP rom to proceed.

Edit : GB to CM10 also works.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] shoey63:
CWM.zip method is no longer considered safe:- read this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1810954
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] siddsm:
First of all, thanks Abhi for taking time out in helping us with this great and informative post.

I have few questions which I think someone here can help me with.

I am currently on Hybrid TMT MIUI rom with a kernel which I suspect is un-safe. Here are some screenshots.

As you can see from the screenshots, I have a 'se.infra' based kernel. Could someone please guide me on how to shift to a safe kernel/rom?

I am currently enjoying the ICS and Google Now (which I flashed from zip via recovery from here)

I would prefer shifting to a safer ICS with Google Now enabled, however, if GB is a safer option for me, I wouldn't mind that.

Or should I just stay with the Hybrid TMT MIUI rom for now? Can I update to newer builds of the Hybrid TMT MIUI roms without risking a brick?

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
First off, you are safe running TMT/MIUI hybrid provided

a) you do not do a factory reset

b) you do not flash another Rom from CF--Root CWMR, because it allows unsafe updater scripts to issue dangerous commands

However, I'd move to a safer kernel/Rom combo if I were you. You can do it without any dangers like this:

1. Download Triangle Away, put it on your SD Card.

2. Download Notecore 14 kernel for PC Odin, put in on your PC.

3. Download Cleanote v5.00 Rom. They say it is very fast with full features, but you can select some other custom ICS Rom if you wish. Put it on your SD Card.

3. Start PC Odin 1.85 or 1.87 (Google for it if you don't have it)

4. Click on PDA and select the Notecore kernel

5. Put your Note into download mode (volume down + home + power)

6. Connect the Note to the PC

7. Wait for Windows to install the necessary drivers and for PC Odin to show yellow highlight with COM (number)

8. Hit flash

Now you are on a safe kernel, and you can flash the Rom of your choice.

9. Boot into CWMR

10. Do a full wipe (factory reset, cache and dalvik)

11. Flash CleaNote or some other Rom

12. Install Triangle Away app and run it to reset your binary counter

13. All done
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] krishkamlesh:
Many points I understood but some of them over the head...

But slowly and gradually this would be great help....

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