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[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
The only way to keep apps is after rooting, make backups of the whole app with data(using Titanium Backup) and after factory reset place them back.

I couldn't understand, what apps do you want to replace, so I can't answer to that.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] fncampoy:
Sorry bout that, I remove some bloat apps in the /system/app. Also remove some supplier apps in the /etc/product/applications, then replace it with some apps (i.e. ES File Explorer & Advanced Task Killer). just dumb thinking if it will install itself when factory reset.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] fncampoy:
got it, just need to place it on the /system/app:p

BTW, if you have different way I want to try it as well..

OFF Topic: can i make the backup(CWM) file into one ftf/rom file? how? :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
.ftf can only be made from Update Service files.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wellersl:
AARRRGGHHH! <whew>

Before it gets said, I *have* been reading. Reading, reading, reading. I'm trying to understand the whens, whys, and where-to-fors.

Specifically, this is about flashing the Tab 2 7.0:

Is it developer's preference that determines which we (users) need to use?

Is there any rhyme or reason (or differences) to which USB drivers to use?

Is there a consistent and reliable method for getting into a consistent and reliable starting state on both the tablet and the PC?

There are almost as many written procedures as there are .md5, .pit, and .img files. Some work - sometimes. Some don't work - sometimes.

I've booted, re-booted, and restarted so many times - I'm afraid I'm wearing this thing out.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nphil:
I'm on my third Tab 2, and here is what I did to root every time:

1. Do not update the stock fimrware.

2. Open up Odin. Put your tablet in download mode (Power + volume down). Drivers are automatically installed.

3. Load CWM recovery through Odin.

4. Install the root zip or a custom rooted ROM through CWM.

Honestly, the type of files you're given tells you what to use to flash. I think odin only flashes md5/tar files and with heimdall, you get to choose what to flash. So yeah, this depends on developer preferences. You don't NEED to set up ADB, unless you wan't terminal access to your phone through your PC. If you do, install Kies from samsung's website. ADB drivers should automatically install once you plug in your tablet. You can then uninstall kies.

That's pretty much it. I do agree with you though, it can be quite confusing to newbies to sort through the mess and figure out what to do. heimdall/odin/recoveries/unsecured boot files etc etc.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wellersl:
Too late! :p But thanks just the same.

My story starts with my first root which left me with a crappy tablet. So I flashed it back to IML74K.P3113UEALCB with CWM and took the OTA to IML74K-P3113UEALD3, which left me rootless. Then, to restore root, I flashed it with ML74K_P3113UEALD3_unsecuredboot.img through Heimdall. A couple of the write-ups specify using Zadig.exe to install the USB drivers. And since the next step uses Odin, the only way I could get the tablet recognized was to let Kies connect to it first. That left me convinced that Heimdall has to use the same drivers that get installed by Zadig, and Odin has to use the Samsung drivers.

Maybe it's only on my ancient PC, but in the course of all this I discovered that Odin is picky about which USB port I use. Heimdall doesn't care. (Just one more thing to drive me nuts!) So maybe I don't need two sets of USB drivers - just the Samsung drivers? Now that I'm a *little* more experienced with the GT2, maybe I won't need Heimdall or ADB at all.

Based on what you said, I'm going to try removing all the crap I've installed and start over. I didn't know until this morning that I didn't have to install the entire freaking ADK (Just ADB.zip). :o
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drsacha:
Please help me know if there is a way to connect Tab 2 to a VGA LED monitor, wireless keyboard and wireless mouse. Thanks in advance for your help
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivanZG:
hi,

For Tab 2 there is an adapter with an HDMI output. It could connect to a monitor if has a DVI input (you will need a HDMI to DVI adapter), but I'm not sure you'll get a picture of your desktop.

For mouse and keyboard do not know if any solution.
[Galaxy S III General] pikulu:
Another comparo of s3 is out guysss but this time its on the display.. .. ..

Just check this out ! !

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Scre...alaxy-S-III-vs-the-fierce-competition_id30435
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
What?

:confused:
[Galaxy S III General] enigmaamit:
I think you forgot to add something there...:p

What is it you wanted us to see?
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
something important is missing :p
[Galaxy S III General] GuestK00133:
Epic! :D
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
Can't you see it? He's showing how well the SGS3 displays whites compared to the Xperia S and One X. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
i can see big dots in whites :D
[Galaxy S III General] enigmaamit:
Matrix style... there is no spoon!! :p
[Galaxy S III General] pikulu:
loll,i am sory guys in hurry i forgot to add the link :D

Its some kind of s3 fever :P

The link has been added.. ..
[Galaxy S III General] android_master:
Here it is
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
despite fever you have posted a much required article :D
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
Uh oh. The fanbois aren't going to like that. :eek:
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
time to start yet another war :p

the article itself is pretty conclusive. ;) RGB always have the better density /.
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
What's interesting is that the One X comes with panels from two different vendors, Sharp and AUO. The AUO panel is the one that's appeared on all the reviewers test units. It's got far better contrast, more natural colors, and cooler whites. Some of the *****ing about the One X display is from people that have gotten Sharp panels which are noticably warmer. I'm sure Samsung screens all the panels on their reviewer units too so the comparisons are fair.

Here's how the two panels looked side-by-side on the Sensation.
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
This image is the best we can get, look at the image below

The 1st comparison clearly shows how good is the RGB matrix, despite the red area showing too much dots in s3 the mobile that is captured in that picture has almost same details.

The 2n comparison shows how good is the real blacks in s3 and infact the text looks much crisper. The hox screen simply couldnt match the blacks of amoled.

Do note that this is not the resolution we will be using for daily usage, the resolution used is far from the regular usage ;)

if anyone missed the below image i posted a few days back(extracted from mobile-review.com) it tells a different story

which one looks sharper? judge by yourself :)
[Galaxy S III General] pikulu:
Thats why a rgb striped display can easily beat a pentile diplay interms of resolution but interms of contrast,amoleds are THE king :D
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
The warmer ones looks totally different, samsung sure will have similar problems .
[Galaxy S III General] pikulu:
I am a bit confused here...According to gsmarena test note was the brightest amoled but here phonearena states that s3 is the brightest :confused:

Or this is because of the gorila glass 2 ????
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
Which one looks more like the original image? That's what matters most. All the pencil pic shows is that the AMOLED displays are presenting the image differently than an LCD panel. That doesn't mean it's correct.

This video compares LCD2 to SAMOLED with mutiple subjects, at different depths, and in different lighting conditions. And each shot starts out by showing the original. It's a GN their comparing but the discussion is sharpness, not brightness, And with similar PPI the GN and SGS3's ability to display detail should be the same.

[YOUTUBE]YF-Z3_f3WCE[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy S III General] MrMvp:
This is starting to get silly. I have seen image comparisons where i without doubt prefere the S3 over the One X. With this comparison it is the other way around.
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
Both SAMOLED (especially non-plus) and LCD have strengths and weaknesses. Some people swear by one or the other while others swear at them. Neither the One X or SGS3 display is bad, but neither is perfect either, it's a matter of personal preference.
[Galaxy S III General] javelar:
Great video. In my opinion GSIII does look better in normal distance.. but when they zoom it's much worse than IPS. Will probably buy the galaxy anyway. :)

edit: just now realized that the samsung on the video was the nexus... GSIII will probably be better
[Galaxy S III General] Gnarfsan:
I would be happier with an RGB layout but I'm still going to buy it :)
[Galaxy S III General] SlimJ87D:
This article is very contradictory to GSM Arena

and Mobile-Reviews articles and images. I also like how they don't have much evidence to show us to back up their claims.

http://mobile-review.com/review/samsung-galaxy-s3-fl-en.shtml

Site above has tons and tons of side to side comparison shots that are contradictory to Phonearena.
[Galaxy S III General] demonwind:
Just goes to show that sunlight testing is subjective.

Also, here is another screen comparison, and it does not show the S3 in a positive light.
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
Did you look at the home page of that site? Here's the whois look-up:

Registrant Contact:

Maria M Sennikova

kv 348 dom 62/1

Leninsky prospect

Moscow, Moscow RU

While I'm sure Maria's fantastic you or I getting a couple of phones together and taking pictures of them isn't much different than what she did. I don't know about you but I don't consider all site reviews the same way whether they're positive or negative.
[Galaxy S III General] SlimJ87D:
I don't understand the point of your post or pointing at a women in Moscow being responsible for writing the article. Can you please elaborate? Are you saying they haven't been reliable in the past?
[Galaxy S III General] SiNJiN76:
But...the Blacks man...the Blacks!!! Hahaha! Going crazy waiting for a US release date and specs for T-Mobile! :D
[Galaxy S III General] oXunknownXo:
Are you kidding?:confused:

Who cares about the Admin or registrant contact, mobile-review is a well known source of mobile phones reviews similar to GSMArena, not just a russian girl getting some phones together and comparing them.
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
The established sites like Anandtech, GSMArena, SweDroid, etc., tend to use standardized tests, controlled environments, and consistent device settings when they compare phones. Like the one that OP referenced when he started this thread. I wasn't singling out Maria or Russia, or saying the pictures aren't real, but it would be no different than me getting out my trusty point-and-shoot and slapping some random pictures on a blog. There are certain review sites I (YMMV) find more credible than others based on their methodology. That's all I meant to say.
[Galaxy S III General] SlimJ87D:
if the phones were all next to each other with the same environmental treatment and the photographs were taken clearly enough to see, it doesn't matter what site it came from. it's a side by side comparison. it's not like they were taken at different times for each device in different places.

I think the comparison shots on that site are legible regardless of where or who they came from. They give us a reasonable comparison between 4 different devices.
[Galaxy S III General] NIK516:
I don't buy a phone just for one thing , the gs3 screen is good all round . Maybe not the best but good.
[Galaxy S III General] americasteam:
I could be reading wrong here, but is everyone judging the screen quality by pictures someone has taken? How in the world do you think these pics, when viewed on your monitor or mobile device, even come close to doing either screen justice? The only way to see which one is the clear winner for you, is to see them both in person side by side.
[Galaxy S III General] XDA mark:
My friend just got an One X. I played with it saturday. The screen is amazing, no doubt. But I was shocked to see Sense 4, perform pretty poor! The worst of all was that live wallpapers didn't work properly. When scrolling through the homescreens with a live wallpaper, it would "freeze" and stop working again after a second or two (the wallpaper).

No I don't know what the reason is for this, but both my friend's One X and the one I used in a store had this problem.

Also, I noticed that while my friend was playing games and returning to Sense 4, it would take a while to load again etc. Overall, I got the impression either the Tegra 3 processor isn't so awesome, the Sense 4 skin is slow, or something else has to be wrong. Also, while the One X doesn't have on screen buttons, a huge bar appears at the bottom for the "menu" button in some apps.

I am just telling my opinion, but I didn't like the One X so much. The performance wasn't so "blazing fast" as I would have expected, sometimes even being worse then on my S2 running AOKP. I am also not a big fan of Sense anymore... just a personal thing. The screen, is amazing. Very very nice. And the build quality is good, though I have a feeling it won't be a enormous difference with the S3.

But after playing with the One X for a few hours, I at least know one thing. IF I get the chance to get a new phone in the next 2 months, it will 100% be the S3 and not the One X.
[Galaxy S III General] radeonxt:
thanks for the input.

that will certainly help people who are still in the waiting game.
[Galaxy S III General] kyan~:
i too purchased the one x because of the unibody construction, brilliant screen, and supposedly performance. it was just as slow as a sgs2, nothing special about performance. screen is amazing yes, but with locked bootloader, nothing can be achieved. i'm more accustomed to sgs odin and rom flashing anyway..i'm on the sgs3 bandwagon.
[Galaxy S III General] SlimJ87D:
Using my temporary HOX right now and I agree. Will be returning it for a sgs3.
[Galaxy S III General] ilostmypistons:
I must have bad eyes because all the displays look fantastic to me
[Galaxy S III General] <<Raj$>>:
This is one of my biggest gripe to skip One X ! On-screen menu button that takes .2 inches out of the screen in most 3rd party app making the one X limp with a +- 4.5 inch real display size :P

The Display is uber cool along side of the build quality and design but other than these 2 everything else is a flaw.
[Galaxy S III General] jayharper08:
All comparisons go here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1652250
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dillym34:
future additions ....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SupaKid:
Thanks for the guide, chief!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dennis55_uk:
Just sold my Galaxy S2...........

just purchased a Note,so far so good...whatascreen !

will be rooting the beast tonight,and reading the horror stories re: ICS ........i will be waiting a while 'fore installing Custom ROM ;)

cheers all

from Bonny Scotland
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kill.i.an:
Hi Dennis,

I just picked up a Note, too. I'm new to Android and I was thinking about rooting to get the ICS update early. Which method will you be using?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] pjfriend:
Welcome both, I hope you're as pleased with your phone as I am. I'd strongly suggest having a good read of Dr Ketan's root guide in the development section. Chances are you'll need to downgrade to root and the doc's guide is excellent.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sami3000:
I am new android user as well. Just bought my note. Is there ics update for dummies lol
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] juliobahar:
Another new G note user here, day 1. Been on a couple of other Android phones. Boy, thus screen is massive. How on earth can you guys Swype singlehandedly?

The wifi upgrade to ICS was flawless. Personally, there is nothing to complain about.

Rooting the phone soon, and joining the crowd.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kill.i.an:
Hi juliobahar,

Which country are you in? I'm in the U.K. and the official update doesn't seem to be available yet.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kill.i.an:
Hey! Yes, very pleased with it. I'm a little disappointed with the Android email apps, though. I've come from an iPhone so I was used to good email on that. I just can't find an Android app that comes close. But other than that, I can't fault the Note.

Thanks for that; I'll check it out.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] BBFreak:
Welcome to the crew guys. Hope you all enjoy it as much as the rest of us do.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] xecut:
:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] pjfriend:
I use Gmail for most stuff myself and don't need much functionality in the standard email app. A lot of people seem to use K9 very happily though. Worth a look?
[Motorola Droid 3] jediman:
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/12/05/22/1343208/google-finalizes-acquisition-of-motorola-mobility

Now that our beloved overlords own our beloved hardware...what changes do you think may be in store?
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
I hope unlocked bootloaders but somehow my feeling says nothing will happen at all
[Motorola Droid 3] doogald:
They keep insisting that they will run Motorola hands-off - but they did put a Google person in charge.

I suspect that they will try to get things running well and then try to either sell it off or roll it out as its own company. I think that all that they really wanted was the patents and perhaps Motorola's TV set-top box expertise for Google TV. I guess we'll see when we'll see.

My guess is that they have a contract with Verizon to keep the bootloaders locked for any device sold by Verizon. Again, I guess we'll see.
[Motorola Droid 3] spunker88:
Maybe Google can show Motorola how to port ICS to a device with 512MB of RAM like they did with the Nexus S.
[Motorola Droid 3] DroidXY:
Not
[Motorola Droid 3] ovelayer:
You mean besides them rolling on the floor laughing at us?

Probably not much
[Android Software Development] sangosnip69:
Very good tutorial for beginner :)
[Android Software Development] nerotNS:
Thanks we tried our best since this is supposed to boost our dev base for our LG
[Android Software Development] Nasty_z:
Definitely one to try at home! :p
[Android Software Development] pranks1989:
Wow 10min is real fast!! I recently tried CM9 directly from one of the Dev's forked repo and after about 4hours of build I got some build error! I need to get a better computer soon if I plan to get my hands real dirty! And if I may I have few suggestions - please mention that it will take a while to download the full repo from google sources else beginners may end up thinking something is wrong(which I did since it took me one full day to sync everything) and that it needs atleast 20-30GB disk space too..(Coz not everyone has Ubuntu as the only OS, I have three in my lapi!!)

A very good guide on the whole for a beginner!!! :)
[Android Software Development] Kayant:
Very true a great in depth and very informative tutorial for noobs like i was :p this would have helped me a lot.... Great work :D

btw pranks1989 i can help you with compiling for defy.... I used to compile roms from eppy's and quarx2k github and never got a error once it else onece eppy pinted out the mistake i was doing.... just send me a pm of your errors and i will try help ;)
[Android Software Development] serendipityguy:
Great start for me!

You have been thanked!

Great start for me!

What would the procedure be if you want to create a rom that you can flash via Odin or Heimdall on a Mac client?
[Android Software Development] dbarrera:
The guide I've been looking for ever since I had my first Android device (actually, my Optimus Me is my first Android device)...
[Android Software Development] goan0900:
Thanks for this great guide. I will try it today.

I already compiled a Rom, it took me 40 min. AMD 8 Core 3,1 MHz and 16 GB DDR3

But when i try a different device i always get errors, i hope your Guide will get me in to it.
[Android Software Development] nerotNS:
I don't know but it's surely different for odin(I'm not sure that you can).And I don't know on mac either since I use ubuntu and windows. You can look up info on this on the official Android dev website.
[Android Software Development] ph.miki:
Odlicno objasnjeno za pocetnike. Svaka cast:):)
[Android Software Development] TheBadFish:
Good Beginners Guide. Thank you.

But 90% of it can also be found here:

http://source.android.com/source/initializing.html

This is what i used to build android for the pandaboard a few weeks ago.

And then I have a few questions.

1.

Why do you compile git when you can also download it from apt-sources? Imho this is just confusing for beginners.

2.

Where do you use git in your tutorial?

3.

Didn't you forget lunch and make at the very end of your tutorial?

". build/envsetup.sh" only sets up the environment, imho

(see also here: http://source.android.com/source/building.html)
[Android Software Development] Gigadroid:
How do I find out what the path is from my device?
[Android Software Development] sztupy:
I would add the option to install Ubuntu in a VM. Both VMWare player and VirtualBox are free and well supported. This way one can actually create some pre-packaged images with which one can start development right away. In fact I've already made two of them a year ago (one for Froyo and one for Gingerbread):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=881845

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1022407

One might also make on for ICS (for that Ubuntu 12.04 is also good, and since VMWare Player is free one could use that instead of VirtualBox, as VMWP has more user-friendly features)
[Android Software Development] tenchi19134:
If I had a nickle for every time I've seen a thread like this, I would have... a nickle. :D

Thank you from the bottom of my /dev/hda1 :cool:
[Android Software Development] nerotNS:
True however unless you have a LOT of ram and a hexa-core CPU compilation under a vm is significantly slower and that's why I didn't add it.But the procedure is the same anyway.
[Android Software Development] nerotNS:
Google is your friend :)
[Android Software Development] nerotNS:
1.Idk I found this thing simple as well

2.I will review it later since I'm on my phone now and its 00:13 here :P

3.I don't think it's necessary since I use the same procedure for my rom compilation. I will add it tough just in case someone gets an error.Thanks for the tip.
[Android Software Development] Insidious:
I'll try this on my six core seeing as it would make a perfect devving machine.
[Android Software Development] lilott8:
just following

Just posting here to follow. I will have to try this tonight. This looks awesome!
[Android Software Development] Panos_dm:
@nerot:

About the part where you say we need to get the proprietary drivers...I understand (by using all my development noobness) that the drivers are specific for each kernel/version of android to every device. That means that we can only build the current version that already is in our phone, correct?

I therefore want to know whether I can use your guide to port i.e. android 2.3 to a device which is supported up to 2.2 version only.

Sent from my amazing 10.1 galaxy tab :)
[Android Software Development] nerotNS:
You can get them since they don't change.My phone also supports only 2.2 but we now have fully functional 2.3.7 and soon we will get ICS.So the answer is yes you can use them to make higher android versions.
[Android Software Development] thebeastglasser:
Can you do this with a Virtual Machine? (i.e. virtualbox)
[Android Software Development] nerotNS:
You can but it will be significantly slower(unless you have 10GB RAM and a hexa-core CPU :D )
[Android Software Development] nerotNS:
UPDATE:

Rewritten parts of the guide, added files for Ubuntu 12.04 and also made a mini-tutorial on how to dual boot windows 7 and ubuntu.