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[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] kedar2012:
Hello,

This is for people who look for optimized ROM coupled with the Best of apps.

Joining xda dev and rooting my Galaxy Ace happened on the same day. It has been about couple of weeks and I have flashed around more than half dozen ROMs and installed and uninstalled several apps.

Will share some good apps and ROMs along with few tips and tricks that I learned in couple of weeks.

Credit to all contributors and online fraternity who brought me up to speed.

1) CM9 ICS

This was the 1st ROM I flashed after rooting. Believe me it ain't that great as it looks to be. It will be while before it can out weigh CM7.x

There are major shortcomes like Camera etc. And many cosmetic bugs.

I was not able to use it for more than a day !

2)CM7 Cooper

This is fairly good but better try RadMon.

3)APOCALYPSE

This is the best thing to happen to me after joining XDA and of course rooting my device.

There are things that if changed makes this a perfect custom ROM, for people who wish to stay long with a single custom ROM.

After market mods to this ROM:

1. Took off real player. Installed PowerAmp, this is just awesome.

2. Removed email app. Save some bytes.

3. I wasn't aware that deleting DownloadProviders leads to crashing Play store. Below will post on recovery of the same.

4. Root browser with a hack to enable full features is as good as paid root explorer. [Google will help you find the post by original author]

package uninstall/install:

$>su

$>pm list packages -f

$> mount -o remount rw /system

$>rm /system/app/example.apk

$>pm uninstall <app: e.g. com.android.mms>

$>copy apk to be installed to /system/app - (need SU permission)

$>pm install <app: e.g. com.android.mms>

For recovery of DownloadProvider:

1. Copy DownloadProvider.apk & DownloadProviderUi.apk from the custom ROM zip which you are using.

2. Paste the same to /system/app

3. install above apps using method discussed above.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jordanryan9:
this is the first time of trying a custom rom and kernel so can i install the rom, kernel and the wifi modules in cwm? if so could i please get some instructions of how to and weatherto unzip files and such like? the rom and kernel i want to flash is this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1599269
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dabes88:
Yes that's how I did it, just need script.for the kernel
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jordanryan9:
I sorted it :)

Yeh I guessed that I had to use Cwm, I looked inside the zip and realized that there was nothing y of the other posts that mention where to put the files or anything like that so I just assumed I had to flash zip from sd, thanks for the reply though appreciate it
[HTC Sensation] apatch:
Can anyone help me to revert my HTC Sensation with Android Revolution ROM, 1.17 boot, S-OFF, 1.0.0.2 4EXT to stock GB ROM ?

I tried to recover some old backup but unfortunately it seems that it is corrupted, md5 check didn't passed.

All partitions are formated, but recovery and 4EXT still works,

So far tried to recover old ROM from OTA_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.45.401.2-1.35.401.1_P2_release_208907.zip but with some errors appeared.

I want to go back to original GB rom or ICS just to sell my phone, got now SG S3.

What should I do, thank you for any help.
[HTC Sensation] jslim38:
If your going to sell it just download the full ruu on your pc

sent from xda premium sensation4g s off Insertcoin Ics Evolution v2.0 Sense 4.0 kernel version Bricked-3.0-v1.1
[HTC Sensation] apatch:
Just now I restored tha last working backup and now downloading 'RUU_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.27.401.3_Radio_10.42.9007.00P_10.11.9007.15_M_release_192183_signed.exe but what to do with it next, install it from windows ?

Before I will sell it, I want to have possibility to download official update to ICS just to try how it works, but I would be glad if this phone would be totally free of my modifications (S-OFF and root access) just like a stock, new one.
[HTC Sensation] jslim38:
Thats it your on the right track and you will install from Windows

sent from xda premium sensation4g s off Insertcoin Ics Evolution v2.0 Sense 4.0 kernel version Bricked-3.0-v1.1
[HTC Sensation] apatch:
So I tried to update from RUU_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.27.401.3_Radio_10.42.900 7.00P_10.11.9007.15_M_release_192183_signed.exe &

RUU_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.35.401.1_Radio_10.43a.9007.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_198179_signed.exe

First is really old,second I found on my computer described as original rom. After executing this second RUU I only have one choice to update ROM - my actual and working ROM AR HD 4.1.1 is described as 2.08.401.1, RUU is 1.35.401.1 right after process starts it get's me to update error - 155, this error is described as not right update software, but my language is Polish and I think I chose right update. First RUU gives the same error.
[HTC Sensation] kgs1992:
Hey, that's easy, don't worry.

Follow this guide: http://tinyurl.com/RUUGuide

to find your right RUU & instructions on how to flash it.

You'll need to flash the RUU twice. (Hboot pre-update)
[HTC Sensation] jslim38:
It's a pain but you may have to try a different ruu try one with ics

sent from xda premium sensation4g s off Insertcoin Ics Evolution v2.0 Sense 4.0 kernel version Bricked-3.0-v1.1
[HTC Sensation] apatch:
Thank you both :) I will try it right now and would be happy to learn something.

My blind guess is that maybe I flashed some strange radio version few months ago, right now I have Radio_10.58.9035.00U_10.15.9035.02_2, could this be a reason to my update errors ?
[HTC Sensation] jslim38:
What's your service provider

sent from xda premium sensation4g s off Insertcoin Ics Evolution v2.0 Sense 4.0 kernel version Bricked-3.0-v1.1
[HTC Sensation] apatch:
Play

Starting my phone thru fastboot USB and now udpating to RUU 1.35.401.1, fingers crossed.

All went well, thank you again for help. :-)
[HTC Sensation] apatch:
New problem has appeared, I have flashed to newest rom and all went well, boot info showed:

*** LOCKED ***

PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT-1.27.0000

RADIO-11.22.3504.07_M

OpenADSP-V02.6.0.2226.00.01.31

eMMC-boot

Jan 13 2012, 17:33:34

But I want to give this phone to my friend so idea was to unroot it and flash 4EXT Recovery.

So i have used this KGS Tool to root it, all went well but I wanted to

have 4EXT and newest HBOOT-1.27.1100, in case 4EXT -using 2 methods from KGS failed, so tride to S-OFF again and agter that nothing was changed, some data was corrupted because after system loading Sense was broken and I only saw a upper bar menu, doing a phone rest in recovery helped but I still want to install 4EXT.

What tool should I use and how, please help me. :-)
[HTC Sensation] kgs1992:
There was nothing wrong with the phone, it was temp rooted.

the tool told you not to close the window.

Temp root wasn't removed.

Anyway, just head to the IRC Channel: #helpmenow

Once there, click my name & select query.

I'll help you out.
[HTC Sensation] apatch:
Finally all done, thanx http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27742173&postcount=187
[Off-topic] :
What do you guys use? How well does it work?
[Off-topic] 85gallon:
Slingplayer. But you need a slingbox.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manu_ha2001:
1)I Tried to partition my external SD with the help of CWM but it failed it just finishes the whole process in a few seconds and after reading this thread i will never try to partition SD with the help of ROM manager http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=745547

2)Some one recommended me mini tool partition wizard but it also failed...i was able to make partitions(i dont know what FAT ,primary or logical etc they should be) but when i mount them i was unable to do so....so when i use to flash a ROM it just use to start the process and use to close very quickly then it use to go in a bootloop(i was unable to go into CWM so that i can flash again)...so i had to go back to eugenes rom to access my phone......please help me partitioning my external SD so that i can use my phone..

3)I tried ICS passion cleaup v13.zip but it made my phone go into a bootloop

AFTER FOLLOWING ALL THE 3 STEPS I AM UNABLE TO GET INTO CWM AFTER FLASHING A ROM

PLEASE HELP ME !!!!!! I AM SCREWED PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO PARTITION MY EXTERNAL SD SO THAT I CAN FOLLOW THIS GUIDE http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1580902 AND USE MY PHONE NORMALLY........PLEASE HELP ME :(
[Sony Tablet S] [ITA]rocky:
Experimentation and study

new procedures for Rooting

Sony and Sony Tablet Terminal Phone with ICS

Procedure # 1 →

a - download the file (all)

b - rename the file to update.zip 01 or 02 before inserting them in the root SDcard →

c - go into recovery mode (power + volume) and select System Update from SD CARD

d - select the pack just copied and renamed

and - recovery time from temporary select the pack 03 (does not need to be renamed)

f - if everything is ok now when you restart you'll have root

NB: two packs were included, because in theory if one does not work the other
I recommend that you first use the 01 because that's what should be "eaten" without problems.
In theory only side effects of this procedure should be the lack of flash pack.

DOWNLOAD PACK CLAIMS OF CONSCIENCE EVER TAKEN A TEST OF EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL.
WHAT DO YOU DO ONLY AND SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK!
[Sony Tablet S] renanterzi:
The folder in mediafire is empty.
[Sony Tablet S] SWFlyerUK:
Yer there's nout in the folder.
[Sony Tablet S] [ITA]rocky:
attached files.
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
it will not work.

signature is not correct - even not the proper type - it has to be signed for whole-file.

what is the source of the files? you have created them?

what version of cwm recov is included? is it correct for S?

or some 'other-device' one?
[Sony Tablet S] SWFlyerUK:
I was getting excited then :mad:
[Sony Tablet S] [ITA]rocky:
This procedure for all devices sony and samsung. Samsung also works on the tablet now goes head to head Sony Tablet if someone tells me where to go or not. Could go. It does not install the CWM but does only the Root
[Sony Tablet S] SWFlyerUK:
Has anyone tested this yet?
[Sony Tablet S] yt92:
anybody successed?
[Sony Tablet S] rfreeman:
Is there any risk to try it? I had kernel build9 #1
[Sony Tablet S] condi:
no risk, i'm sorry but its useless.

its not getting through verification.
[Sony Tablet S] SWFlyerUK:
Is there any way that you could fake the verification in a zip file condi? surely there must be.
[Sony Tablet S] sebarkh:
Why post useless threads, not even chcked personally???

This forum is going down...

If not Condi we would be in all nowhere...

Before you post sth, CHECK if it works. What if it was dangerous and bricks the device???

Have you considered this?

Next time: think about the possible consequences, not post something you don't even know how/if it works, please.

Mods, remove this trash, please.
[Sony Tablet S] SudaDreamS:
May be he doesn't have Sony S. I'm not defending but let's be more open for ideas.

Thanks
[Sony Tablet S] Cat McGowan:
The OP's signature says they own a Sony Tablet S rooted.

Always.
[Sony Tablet S] Vedrick:
Yes, the idea is what counts.
[Sony Tablet S] jac33au:
Since when has it been the standard to post un-checked un-verified and non working files here?

Dangerous is what it is. Lucky this is a sony with barely any user base, if this was posted on the galaxy forums there would be hundreds of possibly messed up phones out there...
[Sony Tablet S] [ITA]rocky:
I have a sony Tablet S but I can not test this procedure because they are not home. I'm off to work and I will have to stay for a few months so if anyone of good will could test this method and send the results would be happy. @ Condi if the compilation and wrong could you fill it in right way so as to have the root?
[Sony Tablet S] Vinny1967:
@ Condi.Is the guy maybe on the right track ?.If he is maybe you could help him ?
[Sony Tablet S] pol18:
i have a sony tablet s with stock ics rom :(

tomorrow i'll come back home and try it :) let's hope it works :) :)
[Sony Tablet S] mercury_beta:
I just tested, not work. 3 of 4 file. Mytablet said: Failed to verify whole-file signature
[Sony Tablet S] Nesquick95:
Trusting Condi is often time saving ;)
[Sony Tablet S] putente:
Another bad result, posted in the General forum... Is there any chance the problem with the signature can be corrected? :rolleyes:
[Sony Tablet S] pol18:
Me too :( not working!
[Sony Tablet S] CoolApps:
Isn't there Zipsigner in the Play Store?
[Sony Tablet S] Plays2:
Has anyone tried signing .zip with condi's AIO tool? use the sign custom zip function? just a suggestion
[Sony Tablet S] Kisaraji:
Installation Aborted, signature verification failed!

Not working for me
[Sony Tablet S] CoolApps:
Y u no use Zipsigner 2?!
[Sony Tablet S] magick86:
I tried it signing them with zipsigner and all of the different keys. None of the combinations worked.

Any body have any other ideas?
[Sony Tablet S] CoolApps:
X.X
[Sony Tablet S] Spauncer:
signal doesn't allowed...Failed...

What's the matter？

Tablet S 16G WIFI ICS 4.0.3
[Sony Tablet S] mikeblahblah:
For stock ICS 4.0.3 this may help - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1887447

I personally havnt got it to work as of yet but going to give it another stab over the weekend. It does appear some people did though. Note the area's of the vpnfaker & zinsigner2 , I think this maybe something simple I am missing. If I am successfull this weekend I will try to post more info.
[HTC One X] scooters29:
If it isn't broken - don't fix it ...only my HTC One X was broken - at least the Wifi issue was causing me a real headache. conversations with T mobile and HTC did not fill me with hope and I am on the verge of digging out my old Samsung MiniGalaxy.

So - I cracked the case open - a lot trickier than some might think owing to the huge amount of glue in my handset - seems like they got a bit carried away when they made it. I fixed the issue with the wifi and adjusted the 3G antenna connections as well.

In the process of doing all this something has gone awry with the flipping soft keys - now they are totally unresponsive. I have had a very good look at the components uner a powerful magnifier and can see no physical damage - I wa careful to use a tool specifically designed for this process and did not insert it beyond 0.8mm into the join - I suspect I must have hit somthing though.

as spares seem to be a bit of an issue at the moment is there anyway I can run a soft key replacement programme - ICS4 came with this as a default.

Already in the process of rooting the handset - is there a root I can install that has vitrual soft key functionality?
[Atrix 4G General] :
Hello XDA,

This is a temporary fix for the "phone does not display 100%". Well, not so much of a "fix", more like "hiding" this annoying bug. I have attempted multiple times to come up with a solution, some of them have "worked" some not so much. Well, here is a very simple and reversible "fix" I have applied to my phone. I have been running this setup for about a month now and I do not have the issue.

Note: I am not a developer, or know jack about coding. If you believe any of these instructions are wrong, let me know and I will correct it.

Disclaimer: Even though nothing can possibly go wrong, I am not responsible if your phone decides to quit, etc.

Prerequisites:

Root Explorer app like this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.root.browserfree

Your favorite 1% battery monitor that displays on status bar. Try one of these:

Badass Battery Monitor https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm

Battery Circle https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.blinkenlights.battery

Instructions:

1. Using Root Explorer app, navigate to /system and locate the build.prop file. See picture:

2. Edit the build.prop file's battery steps mod to make the phone display 10% battery steps instead of the cm7 default 1%. It is the line that reads "# use 1% battery steps

ro.product.use_charge_counter= 1% ". Change value I highlighted on green to 10%. See picture:

3. Optional: Go into settings, cyanogenmod, interface, status bar tweaks, battery status style. Change it to "hidden". Use favorite battery monitor app to display current charge on status bar. I use Badass Battery Monitor, but Circle Battery is way more lightweight.

References:

(In progress)

Hit the thanks button if I helped you get rid of this very annoying bug
[Atrix 4G General] :
Reserved just in case.
[Atrix 4G General] KinGJamP:
very good app Battery Circle, but closes at times unexpectedly.
[Atrix 4G General] :
Really? I never had a problem with it.

Sent from my MB860 on CM7
[Atrix 4G General] CaelanT:
The batteries do not stop charging at 96%ish. There is no safety built in to stop overcharge by limiting to 96%. They will charge to 100% at which time the battery circuitry (these batteries have what is essentially a mini computer built in) will stop further charging until the battery falls to the pre-determined safe level for charging to commence again. Nothing anywhere says the batteries "do not like to be kept at full charge". I have no idea where you keep getting all these battery "rules" and solutions from, but none of them have ever had any solid foundations, and have served to do nothing other than have people respond with predominantly negative comments. This is why your threads get closed down. Please stop posting battery threads unless you have REAL data or evidence to support your ideas/theories.

Seriously, I am not trying to flame here. You have to see that the incessant obsession with batteries over the last 6-12 months or whatever it has been has grown old for the vast majority of the community.
[Atrix 4G General] :
Cool, I removed that statement, but this thread will stay open. I am not giving out advice that will brick a device. This is a simple way to hide this problem, you know it is a VERY common problem, right?

Readers, do not be discouraged by people like this guy. Some of these members think they are the thumbs up authority on what needs to be discussed in these forums.

If these types of accusations and harassment continues on these threads, this community will continue to lose it's members participation and eventually will die out.

And you dude, get off my sack and go do something else with your time. I am sharing something that works for me and it is up to each individual person to try it out for themselves. Since when it is required to provide references for the stuff you write? What is this, a school paper? I'm gonna stop typing because you p*ssed me off. Go ahead and report me for just sharing my experiences.

Sent from my MB860 on CM7
[Atrix 4G General] msd24200:
I'M NOT FLAMING EITHER, but it would make more sense to keep the content within a single thread instead of having multiple that deal with the same and/or VERY similar subject matter! I fell to understand why it has taken so many threads when you already have a couple in place that you could have modified the content of.

No one is riding you it just seems that you keep starting new threads about the same subject mater and at one point you were making claims about YOUR methods that were already in use and have had thread/threads for since before your first thread was opened!
[Atrix 4G General] :
It is only one thread, I have voluntarily closed the previous ones. You can go back and see for yourself.

Sent from my MB860 on CM7
[Atrix 4G General] yeahmann:
This ain't a fix. It just rounds charges to a factor of 10. I don't want a 10% battery meter and I don't know why anyone would.
[Atrix 4G General] :
It is not a fix, you convert to 10% steps on rom, but the app displays it as 1%. You would know if you read what I wrote.

Sent from my MB860 on CM7
[Atrix 4G General] ccrows:
For what it's worth, my Atrix (CM7 RC2) gets to 99% relatively fast, but stays at 99% for a lonnnnnnnnng time.

It eventually gets to 100% on it's own, but just needs that extra time on the charger from 99 to 100...
[Atrix 4G General] Zeljko1234:
Oh no Johnson again :)

I respect your persistence but there is no solution. Battery or battery controller is just broken. I doubt the battery because I did some measurement with real instrument.
[Atrix 4G General] :
This kind of information is what I like to read. I officially give up on trying to fix this issue since now I know it is hardware related and not rom or battery. I will leave the instructions in the OP for those of you who would like to try it. Chuck, close this thread. :-D

Sent from my MB860 on CM7
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jpbme:
The other day I was using my camera and trying out different effects when it just froze. The shutter/setting buttons were all there but the viewer was black and I couldn't click on anything. I couldn't even hit back to exit the app, only by hitting home. Even force closing the app/clearing cache and opening it back up didn't help - had to reboot. Then the same thing happened shortly after, but hasn't happened since.

Has this happened to anyone else?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
weird. That kinda happened to me the other day. But i dont recall if I was playing with effects first, but screen was all just black (no, my hand wasn't in front of it lol) and couldn't push buttons or back. Had to hit Home. But, FCing it worked for me. Minor glitch. Much more minor than my general shutter lag and blurry pics. Need to go to a store to compare my hardware.

sent from a shining jewel 4g LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jpbme:
Yeah the fact that I was playing with effects might be coincidence. Luckily it hasn't happened again, but saying that I haven't been using the camera much.

But you might want to look into the shutter lag because mine takes pics super fast!

Sent from my EVO LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] infideler:
I haven't had that specific problem, but the "shutter" lag here also - very frustrating. Hold shutter release down, listen to the "burst" mode shoot what sounds like 15 - 20 photos, review and find 3.

It's maddening. Although I think it's a lighting situation... still. Don't make a shutter clicking sound if you aren't actually making a photo..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jpbme:
I'm with you there, I wouldn't say I have shutter lag, but a lot of the times it will make 2 clicks when I only take 1 photo, 3 clicks for 2 photos etc. Always seems to be one more shutter sound. Obviously it's not a lag issue like yours is, but it's clear that the phone just plays the continuous shutter sound when holding the button down, rather than the click sound corresponding with each picture taken. Can be annoying.
[Acer Iconia A500] OKAstro:
I've been using Thor's roms with his 1.73 recovey.

I want to delete some of my old nandroid backups and have been unable to do so. I've used several "file explorer" apps, with no luck.

Tried through USB connection to PC...no luck

I'm hesitant to flash another recovery from ROM Manager. It only shows "asus transformer" for device choices.

All files have r/w attributes.

Any ideas on how to delete these backups
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER. This is a phone app, and is sure to brick your device.

(or you can trust it, and find out on your own) But hey, what do "I" know....

Oh, another note, if you ran his transformer port HC, this is what will be reflected.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] OKAstro:
Thanks...so any ideas about how to delete these backups?
[Verizon Droid Charge] Crap7126:
I can't seem to find the live wallpaper option on Tweaked 2.1. Can anyone help?

Sent from my Rooted Samsung Droid Charge
[Verizon Droid Charge] shrike1978:
Install LiveWallpaperPicker from Tweaktools.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Crap7126:
Can u give me a link? I have tweaktools as a bookmark on my computer but I'm on my phone atm.

Sent from my Rooted Samsung Droid Charge
[Verizon Droid Charge] shrike1978:
From your phone, run terminal emulator, then run su, then tweaktools. From there, look through the applications option.
[Verizon Droid Charge] kvswim:
Or rip the apk from another ROM zip (like stock or Eclipse) from /system/app and place it into your /system/app.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Crap7126:
Ohhh. Wait, you don't download from the tweaktools website?