yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maldyzooks:
So is it just me or with the new ICS (4.0.3 LP7) , a lot of formats (infact almost all) that could be played on GB have stopped working.

I keep getting "Unsupported File Format" for almost every video I could play on GB.

This is when using samsung allshare app which uses the default video player.

if I use skifta which lets me choose player, only rockplayer is able to play the videos, and that too not at all smoothly. All other players (mx, etc) just play a bucket load of distortion.

Weird thing is that on GB (2.3.6) , allshare itself played every god-damned format I threw at it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wezi:
Yep my observations also. I've updated ICS to XWLPF now so maybe theres been a fix, but I haven't tried as yet. However, I used Allshare on my brothers Samsung TV and it played native recorded videos just fine.

The device you're streaming to has to be able to display or support different formats also.

MX Player is awesome as always. No issues.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maldyzooks:
Yea which is why I'm wondering if ICS (or at least LP7) has this regression.

Fetching LPF now to see if it has fixed this
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maldyzooks:
nope, factory reset and flashed LPF.

Videos via AllShare still throws "Unspoorted File Format" to all the videos I used to play via serviio before on GB
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jdbeitz:
Hey guys. this isn't my first rodeo so no flaming.

I keep getting random reboots on my phone. It happens about every 15 minutes to an hour. I've flashed stock and did a full factory reset. I've tried new kernels... What are my other options? This is starting to get on my nerves :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] votinh:
My suggestion is going back to bone stock with no adjustment.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jdbeitz:
Already did... I'll try again tonight.

Also, reboot seems to stop when plugged in? :confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
Are you undervolting?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
Any 3rd party accessories? (Batteries, etc.)

Could be a hardware issue
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jdbeitz:
No hardware accessories and no undervolting. I made sure to stop the UV when the reboots started occurring. I'm by no means a dev, but i've been around a while and this just baffles me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
It could just be a bad battery. I'd suggest wiping and flashing back to stock. If the reboots continue, you can probably get AT&T to give you a replacement.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] aabmass:
I'm getting the same problem as you. Before I started flashing (I'm still seeing the problem in AOKP, too), it was happening on the stock rom. I'm going to flash back to stock and see if that helps for me.

By the way, I think it's a hardware issue also. It seems like the reboots are more frequent when I'm holding the phone or when it is in my pocket, maybe the contacts in the battery are the problem? It happens if I just sit the phone on my desk also, so I know I'm not accidentally holding the power button ;)

EDIT: 1

Okay, after flashing back to the stock rom, the problem persisted. I just picked my phone up and it turned of as soon as I lifted it. Have you noticed that lifting/touching is related also?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jdbeitz:
My problem was also hardware related... it seemed to stem from a wonky power button. I contacted ATT and in 15 hours, FedEx had my new phone at my door. Win.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] madscienist2:
k so im on ics mijjz rom but ok this is where im confused maybe im wrong and its all good. im on fd24 base but kernel fe22 repacked and my base hasnt changed in forever.... if i use mijjs rom shouldnt my base be changedor is fd24 base the version we all on.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] il buono:
if you're talking about baseband, then no it won't change whenever you flash a rom. The baseband refers to the modem which is a separate flash and is never included in a rom.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] madscienist2:
ok then im good. ty
[Surround General] geovannyguadamuz:
Hi guys, my phone in bootloader present the PD26100 is locked for the rest of life right :-( :-( ?????
[Surround General] reesp:
no, isn't not

do you want a tutorial?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkCowMoo:
Hey there,

I was wondering if there is a guide for how to replace the rear camera for Motorola Atrix 4G MB860.

Also, will this camera fit for my needs? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Au...195546?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item20c4d4371a
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boulos:
I can't post links to the outside yet but go to ifixit dot com. They have a teardown.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrism.brunner:
I didn't find a guide, but it is really simple. Took me about 15 minutes to replace the camera. The atrix is easy to tear down.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tedri Mark:
Hi there,

new Note user (got it today) and I'm just wondering how you can use the keyboard other than for typing in text entry boxes, ie for flash content which requires keyboard control.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tedri Mark:
Anyone? Bueller?
[HTC Amaze 4G] khetan_luckun:
Hi everybody,

I need your help as i'm new to android and htc amaze.

First of all i have a rooted htc amaze with S-on using custom energy rom.

Im trying to install latest ics but in vain.

When trying to flash the rom in recovery mode, it states unable to open zip file.

I tried another stock rom and still the same.

How can i install latest rom on it??

Plz Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[HTC Amaze 4G] Dark Nightmare:
First of all, wrong forum dude, second, read either the amaze bible or the very ics thread in this very forum.

Sent from an Amaaaaaazing place :-D
[HTC Amaze 4G] F033x:
Flash the RUU first, you can't just jump from gb to ics without a new base
[HTC Amaze 4G] cazper210:
then since u s-on get ext4 recovery only way u can flash roms cause it flashes the boot.img seperatly so the phone can work properly
[HTC Amaze 4G] stevedebi:
There are a lot of posts on this. Check out the ICS sticky. You have to have the stock recovery and a relocked bootloader. You don't flash the stock ROM via recovery; it happens automatically if you have the stock recovery and the proper file name on the external SD card.

Alternately, you can go to the NRG thread; they have instructions on updating to ICS.

Check out the all-in-one tool thread to get your Amaze back to stock.

I'm assuming you are on GB NRG, not ICS.
[HTC Amaze 4G] PeartFan40:
:banghead: Please keep all question related threads in the Q&A section. Thank You.

Thread Moved.

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EJAX:
Greetings to everyone

I have question about security. I have to know what options are there to find out sms conversation. I use Handcent sms in which I use privacy box with one person to determine that noone else except me would know what we are texting about. But one thing happened. Third person know what exactly we are texting about, even if I constantly deleted sms everyday. I can't imagine the way how he find out this.

I study software development so about security I know something. I know that handcent saves database of sms even if they are deleted or not. I used sqlite to find out what is exactly in the db and find out, that this is not right way how he find out. I also find out that in handcent autobackup option was checked, but noticed that when you delete sms, backup file changed and there were only sms i intented to be there. I also tried antivirus programs to find out if there is some kind of malware or trojan, nothing found.

So my question is: what options of finding out sms conversation are there? Even if third person can access mentioned mobile phone or not?

I will appreciate any good advice
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elesbb:
Was it a known person? Or a random person? If he was a friend/person you know, then he either heard through the grape vine or got your phone or the person you were textings phone. I dont think there is a way to "hack" your phone from a computer and view the texts you sent. Unless he got them from your carrier.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EJAX:
Yes, it was person we both know. He had access to the phone, but with deleted sms with no backup.. It's possible to get this informartion through mobile operator?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
Yes it is but would need to go through tones of red tape and have to be a Cop of some kind.

Most likely it was who ever you were texting. There are also other ways that it could happen. Apps that forward all texts to another number used to be a big one back in windows mobile days. Not sure if there is an app like that for android
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EJAX:
It's probably the problem that this person has a friend which works for vodafone which this phone uses. Forwarding all texts is not possible i think, because this person would catch up on this earlier..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
There used to be an app that could be installed that did all this with the user even knowing about it. Once installed it was hidden away and it never showed that the messages would be forwarded. It was a proof of concept app that someone made for learning. If they had someone working for the company it would have to be a higher up to have access to the cached data bases the company keeps which are encrypted.

I have a feeling the OP was ratted out by the one they were texting.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EJAX:
Ok, thank you for your advice. So if there is hidden app registered as service it can be seen through logcat when I intent to send sms, am I right?

About the company, this person works here on higher places, dont realy know what is his position some kind of IT specialist, gonna investigate this..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AUAnonymous:
Update:

So yesterday I got the odd 'Encryption Unsuccessful' error (phone only boots into screen saying: Encryption Unsuccessful, you have to reset...) after my phone ran mysteriously low on battery, rebooting, everything crashing, pulling out the battery and rebooting again.

I did a factory reset/data wipe from within CWM, and the phone would boot up normally, but I got no cell service. I checked in settings, and the baseband was listed as 'Unknown' as well as the IMEI. I had a look in the /efs folder and it was empty except for two more empty folders, 'bluetooth' and 'wifi'.

My problem now is that regardless of what I add or remove to /efs, or if I restore it from a backup, it always resets itself after boot to just contain those two empty folders 'bluetooth' and 'wifi', and the baseband and IMEI are still unknown.

Any help would be much appreciated!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
[GUIDE] Recover your IMEI in 9 steps.

(Found in the General section via a Google search...)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AUAnonymous:
Oh sorry I should have mentioned I've tried that as well as many other efs recovery tools. I can't follow that guide because step 4 is "go to EFS folder using root explorer, and delete 'nv_data.bin', 'nv_data.bin.md5'", but there are no such files automatically generated like it says. Thanks though.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
Did you read the whole thread? Specifically, check out pages 5 & 6.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AUAnonymous:
Well, I tried flashing a GB official ROM (I was on CM9) and Odin got stuck on "NAND write start", and any other ROM I try does the same thing. I now only boot into download mode or a screen that says something along the lines of "Firmware update failed, use Kies recovery mode". Is my phone completely screwed? If so what are my repair options given that I'm in the US and I bought the unlocked international version off of Amazon through a reseller (I believe it was originally a French phone) last July?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
Nothing you say here convinces me you read what I had to say, and actually read those pages. Because they would have led you to tools you don't mention, that could have helped you.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AUAnonymous:
Trust me I've tried using GSII_Repair, HC-k Tool, EFS Pro, reformatting 'mmcblk0p1' via adb and via an on the phone terminal emulator and doing a bunch of other stuff, and while I really do appreciate your help (no one else has even suggested anything :), and it's understandable that you're probably used to dealing with idiots, 11 year olds and people that barely speak English), it seems like my problem goes deeper than simply the efs folder being messed up somehow (which I think the original "Encryption Unsuccessful" error points to as well). At any rate, the problem now is not being able to flash a ROM using Odin, and the more I try the more I'm thinking that I'm basically screwed. And before you ask, I've gone through a lot of this thread already, as well as tried other random purported solutions, but any suggestions are definitely welcome.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
Yeah, sorry. Unfortunately, for the most part, I do find myself dealing with the group you describe.

Well if you've done the "fix unflashable" thread already... Hmm. I don't know then. When you say you're not able to flash, what do you mean, exactly?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AUAnonymous:
Well everything is fine in Odin until it gets to "NAND write start", which it never gets past (I've left it overnight). I've tried different ROMs, repartitioning, a different USB cable and everything else I could think of but I've really given up all hope now :(.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
If it keeps failing at NAND write, NAND is stuffed. Service centre job. JTAG repair won't fix it & a person who normally does JTAGs won't be able to fix it at all unless they're able to swap out the NAND.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AUAnonymous:
Well thanks for the confirmation at least :/ looks like I might be getting the GSIII seeing as I can get it on contract at the discounted price. The only downside being that I'll have to get a limited data plan and that the $700 I spent on this one go down the drain unless I can repair it...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] centuriondan:
Hi, I had a similar problem with not being able to write a kernel, and ending up with the logo and thebn black screen.

The way I fixed it was to use the Recovery Mode to reflash the rom that I had last working. (in my case it was wannamlites stock ICS). After that I was able to then flash back to my previous Gingerbread Custom rom using CWM's restore function.

Q) You didn't happen to use CWM Touch recovery did you?

*** there is a known issue with CWM touch recovery (which is built on an ICS base) and certain emmc (internal sdcard) firmware id

which could result in the flash being corrupted in a way that can't be fixed outside of the factory.

See http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1648362

By the way, if your phone does boot, can you dial *#1234# and tell me what the H/W is reported as. Mine currently says "unknown"
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AUAnonymous:
Thanks for the advice but unfortunately I can't boot into recovery, only download mode., and I wasn't using CWM touch beforehand. It didn't even break when I was flashing a ROM, just when I was using the phone normally. I'm going to be in Europe in a couple weeks and I'll be able to take it in to a repair center where it's still under warranty. All I need to do is to use a USB Jig to reset the counter back to 0 so they'll work on it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] centuriondan:
Have you tried Heimdall:

And I'd suggest reinstalling CM9. I found that when I had issues re-installing the kernel that I had to go back to the last working rom (ICS based) b4 I could downgrade.

The fact that you can't get into recovery indicates that either the primary or secondary bootloader is corrupted. Try flashing them again with the CM9 versions. Use the USB jig to get into download mode everytime you do flashing so that if you trash it further the counter is always zero. Also use the original USB cable with no hubs in between the phone and computer, and remove any other usb devices plugged in too.

BTW What was the result of *#1234* HW version?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aznboix:
i've read through all the posts from this topic. mine situation is slightly different.

I"m able to flash to any ROM. I can jump from gingerbread to ICS or vice versa with Odin.

When i type *#06#, it always show "unknown imei" no matter which firmware i'm on.

when i checked in EFS folder, i only have 2 folders : bluetooth and wifi.

I've tried to copy EFS files from people from this forum and paste into the phone's EFS. As soon as i restart the phone, back to 2 folders in its again.

any solution?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17587351, but I see you claim to have tried this already. If it didn't work, you'll need to take it to service.

BTW, the efs folder from another phone won't help you. IMEI is unique to each phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aznboix:
i dont have any files in EFS excepte the two folders that i mentioned above. Can't even start the procedures.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Service centre job, or contact Odia via PM & he might be able to recover it for you (for the cost of a case of beer).
[Motorola Photon 4G] jeggen:
I will be doing some international travel soon with my Photon to countries where GSM is standard. I usually just buy some cheap unlocked GSM phone and get a chip to use when I'm in-country.

How does GSM in the Photon work? Is it unlocked and can I just put in a chip from an international carrier when I'm in another country? I'm using Jokersax CM9, is there configuration I need to do there to use the GSM network instead of CDMA when I'm abroad? From what I can tell all I need to do is use *#*# info #*#* and then set the radio to GSM and have the chip in. I'd really like a confirmation that it actually works from someone using this now with this ROM since I don't want to land in country and then figure out it didn't work. So any tips on tricks that need to be done or just a confirmation that's all it takes would be fantastic.

Also - I'm assuming domestic GSM doesn't work at all, correct? As in, if I went and bought a prepaid GSM card from AT&T I can't just put it in, switch to GSM and go, right?
[Motorola Photon 4G] omerbs007:
I am living in Israel and using the Photon (with cm9 0.6.1) on a gsm network. it works awesome!

just put your sim card and start having fun
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zstoichev:
Hi all!

This how-to applies for locked bootloader phones.

What you will need?

ICS 4.0.3 ftf*: http://www.4shared.com/rar/2Lf1ikwm/ST18i_41A0562.html

ICS 4.0.4 ftf*: http://www.mediafire.com/?2o2glqbm6oyf9m9

Root_v5 hack: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1600728

CWM installer: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1346190

*Note: Alternatively download stripped down ftf files (kernel.sin + loader.sin):

ST18i_4.1.A.0.562_kernel.ftf http://www.mediafire.com/?gbs29dw3tzx765k

ST18i_4.1.B.0.431_kernel.ftf http://www.mediafire.com/?jz462u07zjxqd9h

Preliminary step:

= First off, install full ICS 4.0.4. You have to be on ICS 4.0.4 in order to proceed.

= The easiest way to do so is to use Flashtool to flash 4.0.4 ftf and DE-SELECT wipe data! Thus your current apps will be kept.

= By installing 4.0.4, if you had root, you will lose it. But worry not, here is what you should do:

Follow this 3-step process:

1) By using the Flashtool flash

only

the kernel (kernel.sin + loader.sin) from ICS 4.0.3

= For flashtool, Unknown Sources and Debugging must be checked in phone settings

= Put the ftf file into the firmware directory of flashtool (usually c:/Flashtool/Firmware), open flashtool and select flash, then flashmode, chose the 4.1.A.... firmware and select exclude Fota, system and baseband , select 'No final verification' and DE-SELECT wipe data, cache and apps log. Click OK and follow instructions (power off phone, press volume down button and plug the usb).

2) Boot the phone and do regular Root_v5 hack + CWM installation (CWM-5.0.2.7-nAa-r2)

= When it's finished you can root with the Root_v5 tool following its instructions

= Now install CWM recovery by using the CWM Installer following its instructions

3) By using the Flashtool flash

only

the original kernel from the ICS 4.0.4 provided ftf.

= For flashtool, Unknown Sources and Debugging must be checked in phone settings

= Now do the same operation as 1) with 4.0.4 ftf file and you're done.

Enjoy!

p.s. Thanks to Frakkia and others for useful tips.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] rikee:
perfect...

just made mistake first time, and flashed full rom 4.0.3 :D

excellent find and solution until there is something simpler
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SinaH:
what is this ?!

can any one help me whit this ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] fazwan92:
Thanks!!!

finally my phone can get root access....:D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] yujin_11:
or you could use the one by JJDoctor :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ben75011:
Hello

I do not understand everything. But I absolutely want my rooter Ray!

My Bootloader is locked

I am already in 4.4

how to lfashe the kernel (kernel.sin loader.sin +) 4.0.3 from ICS

and where can I find these elements.

how to flash the original kernel from the ICS 4.0.4 Provided ftf.

and or find these elements?

How to use Flashtool, i need your help :)

thank you
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Frakkia:
download 4.0.3 here: http://www.4shared.com/rar/2Lf1ikwm/ST18i_41A0562.html

download 4.0.4 here: http://www.mediafire.com/?2o2glqbm6oyf9m9

download root installer here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1600728

and cwm with this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1346190

Now, put the two rom files into the firmware directory of flashtool (usually c:/Flashtool/Firmware), open flashtool and select flash, then flashmode, chose the 4.1.A.... firmware and select exclude Fota, system and baseband , select 'No final verification' and DE-SELECT wipe data, cache and apps log. Click ok and follow instructions (power off phone, press volume down button and plug the usb).

When it's finished you can root with the tool for root following instructions(it needs 3 reboots if i don't make mistakes)

Now install cwm (first you need to install busibox with busybox installer in playstore).

Now do the same operation with firmware 4.0.4 and you're done.

It's easier to do then explain:D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] light19940120:
Hello

How flash i only the kernel from 4.04?

I can only with loader.sin.

Thanks
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zstoichev:
Just updated the first post with more instructions. Hope it helps.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] sylvester711:
You guys just open the ftf file with and zip opener, then delete everything except the META folder, kernel.sin and loader.sin, then flash it with Flashtool.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Rizal Lovins:
great solution for Locked Bootloader
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ben75011:
Very fine, its work perfectly !!!!!!

thanks a lot :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] caoboi_2009:
how to mute camera xperia ray 4.0.4?