yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
This country is 9 times out of 10 a complete and utter rip off of the highest order in every respect so imagine my surprise when i click on eMobile and Meteor websites and you can purchase the Galaxy S3 for €599 on pay as you go:eek: that's actually cheaper than Amazon.de which comes in at €617 including postage, i was astounded as generally id expect a phone like this especially in Ireland to come in nearer the €700 mark, this is actually the cheapest ive seen yet, Amazon and Carphone Warehouse,etc charge 499 sterling which is about 627 euro.

I assume the phone is locked to these networks but no doubt it can be unlocked for free or a small fee.

PS - Both these mobile providers ive been with before and are useless especially Meteor the worst customer service of all time but if your just buying the phone outright throw away the SIM, get it unlocked and away you go.

Links

http://www.emobile.ie/phonesplansmore/phones/details/?id=152

https://store.meteor.ie/phones/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funk_doc:
Why is that cheap? We pay about 584€ in Germany to get a non-branded S3, tax and shipment included ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
I assume you are talking about....

Amazon.de comes in at http://www.amazon.de/Samsung-Smartp...R8XB7XF&s=ce-de&ie=UTF8&qid=1338325215&sr=1-1

which is great if you live in Germany but for everyone else there are added costs up to €613+ including shiping,etc therefore the links ive provided are cheaper if you are not resident in Germany.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
Amazed again :eek: The Carphone Warehouse in Ireland are only charging €569 on Three Ireland

http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/Pro...ndgt-Galaxy-S-III-16GB-Pebble-Blue/238553/1_3

UK Carphone Warehouse charging £499.95 which is about €627 im astounded as usually it's always dearer in rip off Ireland.

Right to hell with this im gonna get one at €569 then ill have to sell my SGSII pretty quickly or ill be completely broke until the end of June.:)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hotobu:
Best start to a post I've ever seen.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
haha unfortunately it's true mate full of corrupt bankers and Government who have decimated the country besides being a rip off!!!

ANYWAY enough of all that - went into 2 different carphone warehouse shops today in Dublin City, asked about the GALAXY S3, first girl said she "thinks" it might be available this coming Friday but wasn't sure about the price or what network it was on, i informed her according to their website it was €569 and on 3 Ireland she said well there you go :rolleyes::rolleyes: you couldn't make it up, how fuc*ing unhelpful or just plain thick!!

Second shop not that much better, confirmed it would be available from midnight tomorrow night if anyone is sad enough to actually wait outside a carphone warehouse at that time just to get a phone but didn't know what price or network it was on, one must ask themselves how did these people get a job in the first place in the carphone warehouse surely everyone cant be as thick as them, all i wanted to know was how much stock they were getting, was it locked to 3 Ireland or not and to confirm the price was correct but they couldn't answer any of these.

Anyway sorry for long rant people like this annoy the hell out of me, fingers crossed they will have stock on Saturday as i wont get a chance before then to get back to the shop, still the best price ive seen anywhere at all!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kakesen:
unlock

Hi guys, thinking of getting the s3 for 299 on meteor with a 25 euro 18 month contract, but I'm only studying in ireland so will be going back home to norway for holidays etc. Do any of you know of any reliable unlocking services?

Cheers
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irishbogman:
hear in the next budget that there will be a 20 euro/year tax on mobile phone users

Wouldnt put it past them, they need it to fund the bail out and the banks not to mention Ministers 114,000 euro tax free expenses :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] praiseyevon:
Whether or not you get extended, the Seido Surface line is top notch material. Feels like a matte plastic without the stickyness of rubber (less lint). Slick but not slippery, not too much weight or added thickness, deep cutout for the camera lens, no latches or covers.

It simply snaps together (two piece)

If anything, you can't use the docks and it won't come with a screen cover if you wanted one.

Recommended! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Breezer23:
I just got the non extended version via Amazon for about $17. Fantastic case even if the blue is a little more of a blue with a purple hue than I would have liked. In fact, Seidio's choice of colors are awful lol.

Anyway, this is the same case you can get at Best Buy although they are under a different brand. Same case though.

I highly recommend it as well.
[HTC One X] lojak29:
Is there Ny truth to this

I already have a dropbox account

Using...editors edition logged on from my hox and only....says I have 2gb free

How do we get this 25g free space for this device

Making a total of 32 gigs with the phones storage
[HTC One X] cjm1979:
I had a problem on mine using existing account. Think it was to do with running custom roms on my Sensation based on One S.

I had to email their support who then told me to go through the list on my account to gain extra space, like install on pc and recommend Drop box to a friend.

It still was not on after this so i emailed again and within the day it was activated.
[HTC One X] Basil3:
Have a search, i'm sure you'll find something :-)
[HTC One X] hamyg84:
Go to to drop box on your pc, and complete the tasks, then you will get 25gb space, that's how it worked for me
[HTC One X] willcor:
Hi,

I also had existing account, 3 gig,

All i did was launch dropbox app on hox

Followed 3 steps and got email to confirm, click on email link,and thats it!

Received email confirmation straight afterwards, that i now had 25gig extra(total 28 gig )

(I am running stock )
[HTC One X] beanbean50:
yep that done the trick for me aswell, in my haste to get everything up and running i had forgotten that we have complete at least 3 out of 5 'tasks' (or is it 4 out of 6 or something like that) anyway, i had only completed 2 out of 5,

so i 'referred a friend' task (used one of my old yahoo email accounts) and that gave me enough tasks done to get the 25gb storage ... :D
[HTC One X] iTeeXDA:
Same here. Added my existing dropbox account on startup, completed survey on the website. +25GB!
[HTC One X] treebill:
there was a mod going around to give you the 25gb on any android version/handset, if you used this then you will not get the free space

I nicely informed them that the app came "preinstalled" and was "up to date" after 3 days of no reply i just deleted my account and remade it using the same info as before, that worked a charm lol
[HTC One X] rawfa:
Logged on to dropbox on my HOX with my existing dropbox account and boom 25gb.
[Windows 8 General] revxx14:
This is a little bit off topic, as it's not specific to Windows 8 in any way, but it does have to do with SkyDrive, which is very integrated in to the new OS (and I couldn't find anywhere better to post this).

Basically, I'm using the new SkyDrive Desktop app, and love it. Only problem is that There's no direct file linking, and no way to copy a link from the SkyDrive folder on the desktop. So I did some digging, and I found this:

http://www.timacheson.com/Blog/2009/oct/skydrive_api

Is there any way that can be used to create a simple application that just adds a right click "copy link" function to files within your SkyDrive Folder? I'm not a developer, but it seems very possible to me.

If you guys know somewhere better to post this, please let me know.
[Galaxy S III General] crewxp:
I think they might have found the reason the Pebble Blue version was delayed.

Source: SlashGear

Link: http://www.slashgear.com/is-this-the-pebble-blue-galaxy-s-iiis-big-problem-29230609/
[Galaxy S III General] kyan~:
reading the article, the white is affected as well, just doesnt show a prominent milkiness since its white. yeah i'm definitely holding back till us variant arrive and comparing.
[Galaxy S III General] funk_doc:
Tweakers.net says that Samsung where forced to destroy 600.000 back covers because of a faulty painting...

http://tweakers.net/nieuws/82171/galaxy-s-iii-voorlopig-alleen-in-wit-wegens-productieproblemen.html
[Galaxy S III General] NZtechfreak:
AndroidNZ.net reported this a week ago, Tweakers.net were also on the story last week, not sure why so many sites are so late to report on this.
[Galaxy S III General] SwiftSmoke:
Can you imagine if that had been the HOX lol :eek: instead of 600k back covers it would of been 600k recovered HW :eek:
[Galaxy S III General] pratik_91:
Seems like a side-effect of watching too much porn on the phone..(if you know what i mean ;) ) hahahahahah :p... jk jk... samsung is always bad with its quality :mad:
[Galaxy S III General] eitama:
Is "samsung never being good on quality" the reason i never had to make any repairs on all of my families 8 samsung phones?
[Galaxy S III General] appelflap:
Whatever the reason might be... How is this possible after all those delays. Wasn't there a single person who noticed this while Samsung was pushing forward the launch date and later, after the launch date, in the period before actually shipping the thing.

I still believe they are trying to dump a batch of pre produced white units before releasing the flinstone blue version. I bet they made a big miscalculation and are confronted with a big preorder for the blue one.
[Galaxy S III General] xdafann:
No way, the blue isnt that nice.
[Galaxy S III General] BJ van Beethoven:
If they were bad with their quality then they would have just released them like that...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] butterbuns:
trying to reinstall Titanium Backup and i keep getting a message that i am Out of Space. now i look at my storage and this is what i have, i have enough room but i cant install.. Im rooted, unlocked bootloader and running Viper Rom 1.1

Internal Storage

total 2.12gb

Available 1.44gb

Phone Storage

Total 9.93gb

Available 4.77GB

Storage Card

Total 29.81

Available 22.05GB

Edit i cant install via a apk from es file explorer or via the market.. Annoyed its only TB that is doing this..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] HeckNoTechnO:
OK to fix your problem you are going to need to delete the odex file from /data/app/ for com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup.odex. Delete this file via root explorer and you should be good to go.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] butterbuns:
Thanks for the response but I ended up just wiping the phone and starting over.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] HeckNoTechnO:
No problem, Anytime you have an app problem like that on a odex ROM usually deleting the corresponding odex file will fix the problem.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Global:
I am familiar with rooting phones. My Samsung Galaxy S II is rooted.

I am wondering what are the benefits of rooting this tab?

I am happy with the speed and battery life. Are there other reasons?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jay Rock:
More speed, possibly better battery life, app backups, themes.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slack04:
Customization, nerd cred, and a reason to be on XDA (and not a regular android/GT10 enthusiast site).
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amrbekhit:
When I got my Tab 10.1, I was very disappointed with the performance of the stock ROM. I installed the AOKP Ice Cream Sandwich ROM and haven't looked back since. You need to root your device on order to do this.

Following on from Jay's comment regarding app backups is being able to backup and transfer your saved games between devices. Many of the games that I play don't store their save game files on the SD card and so having root access is the only way to access those files. I've even found an app on Google Play that uses DropBox to automatically sync these files between devices.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TabGuy:
I've had my Tab since last June. I have been tempted to root and change the ROM but I just haven't convinced myself to jump over the fence. I have a strong fear that I'll make a mistake and turn my $600+ investment into a brick.

I don't play games so saving their state isn't of value to me. There are some hiccups in the Touchwiz interface but there are some things I really like about Touchwiz especially the notification bar and the ability to turn wifi, bluetooth, etc. off/on from anywhere via the notificaiton bar.

Speed doesn't seem to be an issue for me but if a new ROM means a SIGNIFICANT increase in speed, not just an incremental increase, then it may be worth it.

Sell me on the idea of changing my ROM. I need a push to get over the fence. Something that outweighs the risk.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kid775:
Also don't forget to pair your ps3 emulator with your tab 10.1​
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wiley87:
There is always risk, but with flashing it is next to none. Of course, sometimes there will be times where something may go wrong, but if you follow the guidelines exactly you will be fine.

I have flashed countless times, on many different pieces of hardware and not once have I ever even come close to a black screen, let alone a brick.

Increase in speed, extra customization, getting rid of stock programs that aren't needed (social hub etc) and having total control over a piece of kit that you bought makes it well worth it.

Have just unboxed my Tab about an hour ago, will be flashing it within the next two!

edit: I am now rooted.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UKseagull:
This just about sums up my feelings too.

I've decided to wait until the ICS update and I'll decide from there if I'm happy with the Tab as it is. I'm more inclined to want to root etc, after we've had our final official update from Samsung (will that be ICS?).
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mike-y:
I tried ICS for a bit, but didn't see a significant performance increase. I need the camera for work when I do site surveys, so I switched back to one of the honeycomb 3.2 roms that is nearly stock, but has a few extra things I like, such as the power menu. Also, battery life is outstanding on HC

I like being rooted, mostly because you can remove some bloat, and install titanium backup to make backups of your apps and data.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scaryshark:
I just rooted mine but left it on the stock honey comb rom.

The main reason was just to use some of the cool apps in the market like case switch & gesture control & ad block

Just rooting the stock rom is still a great alternative because you don't lose out on anything but gain root.

I didn't put a custom rom on it as I too am fine with the performance of my tab but as soon as ICS comes out for our tab and to camera works I'm jumping straight to AOKP.

My advice is that if you've come across a really cool app that needs root and you've gone:

"Wow! That's awesome. Oh wait, you need root - never mind :( "

Then root your gab already! :D otherwise if you don't have any reason to then just leave it and when CM9 or AOKP have fully working features you'll be chomping at the bit to get them. :)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ostrich Egg:
Ad block, overclocking, app backup (really everything in Titanium Backup) are the things I reckon I would have a hard time doing without.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GorillaPimp:
I got my 7510 at Xmas. I was really happy with it except for TouchWiz lag. I rooted it within a few weeks. By March I was running a stock ROM - Overcome. That fixed the lag and reboots. I just started overclocking and it's even better now. I just switched to Task 14 (a HC ROM aka working camera) and it's too early to say if it's a keeper but in general my experience just keeps getting better and better (no thanks to Samsung.)

If you're happy with a stock Tab you will be giddy using a new kernel and overclocking. I thought I left my Tab plugged in last night but the charger was pulled out of the power strip. Cut it on and it was at 95% after 18 hours. That's overclocked to 1400.

I can't say enough about the stability, speed and battery conservation that some of these ROMs and kernels provide. People all say this stuff but until you see it first hand you won't realize how much better things can be.
[HTC One X] fidorulz:
Figure some users may want these. I converted my customer Samsung Galaxy S 2 boot animations to the HTC One X resolution. In general they look pretty decent and not too distorted.

Some do seem to have the lighting issue on the edges but im not too sure how to correct this. Your welcome to modify or alter the files as you which for your own use or others as long as you post

Also for speed of playback you can make it slower or faster by simply unzip the zip open the txt file with note++ and change the frame rate and then re-zip using the store only option

Just put the file in system/customize/resource. I recommend root explorer to put them in the right place. FYI these don’t work as down animations.

Sorry for the vid quality using cheap phone to take vids

All files can be downloaded from here

FILES

________________________________

Anonymous Boot (thanks for Help from xkonni)

[YOUTUBE]EvMVZybnauc[/YOUTUBE]

________________________________

Tsar Bomba (with help from davados)

Blue version

[YOUTUBE]2uxCNOjdXFs[/YOUTUBE]

Original version

[YOUTUBE]mDwWK4KH2ds[/YOUTUBE]

________________________________

Earth to Galaxy Boot

[YOUTUBE]kwjSdlXOUMs[/YOUTUBE]

______________________________

Portal 2 bots wave boot screen

[YOUTUBE]gNEouSJsPKg[/YOUTUBE]

____________________________

Portal 2 bots running boot screen

[YOUTUBE]yaEsPObDfoE[/YOUTUBE]

____________________________

2001: A Space Odyssey Boot animation

[YOUTUBE]Qzzw5B26jSI[/YOUTUBE]

____________________________

City Time Lapse

[YOUTUBE]2Tfky2Hkvc4[/YOUTUBE]

____________________________

Pink Floyd boot.

[YOUTUBE]Ci1grfMl6sk[/YOUTUBE]

____________________________

(Request from a friend) DragonBall Z Android Boot animation

[YOUTUBE]QYNYxGOW1Rg[/YOUTUBE]

____________________________

Earth in Space Boot animation

[YOUTUBE]ibqnAc7X_8E[/YOUTUBE]
[HTC One X] chudm:
do you have any other bootlogo from pink floyd??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Atarii:
This guide should hopefully allow you to unpack and re-pack the 2012 Xperia kernels, which use a new .elf format.

[ Requirements: ]

Sony's mkelf.py

Python (For mkelf.py)

7-zip

[ Unpack elf: ]

1. Unpack the .elf using 7-zip, either via the GUI or command line:

7z e kernel.elf

2. This will give you 3 files:

0 - Kernel
1 - RAMDisk
2 - Resource Power Manager (RPM, Xperia S only):

2. You will need to unpack the '1' file to get the RAMDisk (It will be named 1~):

7z e 1

3. Unpack the RAMDisk:

mkdir ramdisk
7z x "1~" -o"ramdisk"

Now make your changes to the RAMDisk

[ Pack elf: ]

1. Pack the new RAMDisk (The new RAMDisk will be named '1' in the ramdisk folder):

cd ramdisk
find . | cpio -o -H newc | gzip > 1

2. Copy the kernel '0', new RAMDisk '1' (in the ramdisk folder) and RPM '2' (Xpera S only) into a new folder, along with the mkelf.py file

3. Run the Python mkelf.py (note the different instructions for Xperia P and Xperia S):

Xperia P:

Kernel should be named 0

RAMDisk should be named 1

python mkelf.py -o new_kernel.elf 0@0x00200000 1@0x01200000,ramdisk

Xperia S:

Kernel should be named 0

RAMDisk should be named 1

Resource Power Manager (RPM) should be named 2

python mkelf.py -o new_kernel.elf 0@0x40208000 1@0x41200000,ramdisk 2@0x20000,rpm

This should create a new packed file called newkernel.elf

[ Boot: ]

1. Flash the new kernel

fastboot -i 0x0fce flash boot new_kernel.elf

2. Reboot the phone

fastboot -i 0x0fce reboot

Hopefully should boot into your new kernel :)

Open to comments and suggestions for this tutorial

Disclaimer: I accept no responsibility if this destroys your device/house/life

Source: http://developer.sonymobile.com/wp/...-archive-released-with-building-instructions/

Source: http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack%2C_Edit%2C_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images

Thanks: nickholtus, DooMLoRD
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nickholtus:
Guide looks really good:)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
Just for the record: did anyone test this?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Atarii:
Yes Nickholtus did (On his Xperia P)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] K900:
And on the S? Because from what I know the P doesn't have that bug.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] shreyasdilip:
Will this also work for the sola?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Atarii:
It will need different addresses for the mkelf.py. If you link me to a Sola kernel, I can update the post with it
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ffaaiissaall:
will this work for sola

What about sola
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Abandoned-Trolley:
Don't mean to sound an arse but did you even read the thread? Check the question two posts up from you and the response to it just one below.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] DooMLoRD:
yes i have already done lots of testing on nick's Xperia P last week ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] norberto_:
And what if i have 4 files after unpacking the kernel.elf??

i have 0,1,2,3

How to deal with this case?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gtrab:
what phone and what kernel ??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Abandoned-Trolley:
Regarding testing of things, I now have a spare Xperia S if anyone wants me to try things out without the risk of messing up my main phone.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] championswimmer:
check this out

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=27859098#post27859098
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gtrab:
makes sense
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] wzhy:
I just unpack & repack the kernel, but it isn't work

the screen just all black

nothing displays
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] esrevinu:
I am using Xperia acro S. I had the same problem.

@wzhy, why don't you use the following command instead.

python mkelf.py -o new_kernel.elf 0@0x40208000 1@0x41300000,ramdisk 2@0x20000,rpm
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nickholtus:
for unpacking the ramdisk use the method on this page (few posts above)

otherwise you will get a black screen
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] thebrainkafka:
Hi.

whats the correct setting for Xperia U for mkelf.py ?

Thx
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sijav:
Nice guide but ...

I have Xperia sola

4.0.4 rom build 6.1.1.B.1.54

kernel.sin has 3 files {

kernel.elf

kernel.patinfo

kernel.header

}

kernel.elf has 4 files! {

kernel.elf.3

kernel.elf.cert

kernel.elf.Image

kernel.elf.ramdisk.gz

}

In the ram disk there is a file name kernel.elf.ramdisk

and kernel.elf.ramdisk has the ramdisk files

So how can I repack THIS?!

thanks in advance for your answer :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] itachilinux:
how about sola, u, go and etc.?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gu5t3r:
Isn't it better to unpack ramdisk with one step like this

mkdir ramdisk
cd ramdisk
gunzip -c ../1 | cpio -i

because this way you preserve file permissions and you don't have to mess with ~1 file? You just have 0 and 1....
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] matchung:
i cannot repack the boot.img from CM10.1, Xperia S will get black screen and run into power cycle.

python mkelf.py -o new_kernel.elf 0@0x40208000 1@0x41300000,ramdisk 2@0x20000,rpm

any help on this? thx
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Marsou77:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\Quentin\Desktop\k\lol\mkelf.py", line 182, in <module>
main(sys.argv[1:])
File "C:\Users\Quentin\Desktop\k\lol\mkelf.py", line 152, in main
fatal("Missing -o on command line")
File "C:\Users\Quentin\Desktop\k\lol\mkelf.py", line 93, in fatal
print >> sys.stderr, "%s: %s" % (os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]), message)
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for >>: 'builtin_function_or_method' and 'PseudoOutputFile'

I've that when I open mkelf.py... someone can help me ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mtakween:
so with this i can edit kernels in pc [ windows ]

Sorry for noob question
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mtakween:
any one plz is this for windows