yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[About XDA developers] :
People really get butt hurt by the video? Y'all need to grow up the world isn't nice this is one of the nicer places to be. Think I'm wrong go post in 4chan or some other sites like that.
[About XDA developers] wwcjr91:
I personally loved the video. It brought me down a peg and humbled me, and gave me a damn good entertaining introduction to the world of xda forums.
[About XDA developers] xzatious:
I loved the video. Showed it to my wife who spends 90 percent of her life in various forums and she said she wishes every forum had a video like that. Then she called me a noob and I was sad.
[About XDA developers] subzero_sv:
What can i say? The 10 messages rule is stupid, I can't give feedback into a rom thread because of this. I know what i'm looking and i should be able to do it right away instead of watching "noob vids"... Oh Lord, such a great site with bad rules :silly:
[About XDA developers] SimonTS:
If you don't like it then simply leave - nobody will miss you.

You've been a member for 6 months and that is only the third post you've made, so you obviously haven't bothered to join in with the site and the people. You aren't a special case and I will bet you dollars to dimes that you actually have no reason to post in the Dev thread at all.
[About XDA developers] pric3:
i love dis site and nothing wrong with video :)
[About XDA developers] Tom9:
That is a good video. A wakeup call for lazy people.
[About XDA developers] Prawesome:
It has been debated SEVERAL times...Nothing is going to happen, rules are rules...

POTATO!!!!
[About XDA developers] SXUsr:
The video is excellent and anyone who takes offence to it (a few People I've referred to it have done) doesn't grasp the point in the same way they don't know how to use Google. I also think it should be embedded in to the sign up page so all new members have to watch it

all

before completing registration.

Have you watched the video. ;)
[About XDA developers] flastnoles11:
Maybe they should just have somebody stand in front of a camera and read this >>> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16682226 I for one love the noob video, got quite a laugh out of me and my wife! I just wish more people would actually watch it and follow what it says...
[About XDA developers] borillako:
I'm a noob and I laughed @ the video... I think its silly making a big deal outta this..
[About XDA developers] undercover:
I still haven't watched it completely.... :rolleyes:
[About XDA developers] also_me:
I thought the vid was great! My impression was that it was a novel, clever way of getting the point across and the perfect speed to consistently hold my attention. Nobody wants to actually read the dumb boring forum rules, which in the end means that I was exposed to information that I would not have been otherwise. Which was it's purpose, no?
[About XDA developers] MikeyMike01:
Stupid people will do stupid things no matter what you make them watch.
[About XDA developers] Stensfie:
i love this video
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vnadfw:
Hello to all fellow Galaxy users/experts, from a noob.

I liked my Galaxy 10.1 until it recently updated itself to ICS. The operation was reasonably smooth and prior to this and the appearance of the apps was really nice.

I'm not sure how to explain but the new icons are at the bottom are thicker, crude, and unsophisticated. The fonts are disproportionately larger (at least to me). Same goes for the look of the updated browser the look of the tabs on the top remind me of windows 95.

Worse, the operation has become much jerkier and lagged even though I kill all processes using task manager.

Is there anyway I could install another theme or ROM that will take me back to the old version, or any other ROM version? I can root this thing if needed.

I hate it so much right now that I simply want to stop using tablets- and I will never go to an iPad, although one has to appreciate how beautifully they perform and look.

Thanks for all your suggestions and input!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SirBindy:
Wait? Official ICS update? Did I miss something?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MichaelMcC:
Ignore the thread and it will eventually go away.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChrisHRocks:
What's that.... do I smell BS?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Panos_dm:
Get a life, or a girlfriend...

Or both...

Sent from my amazing 10.1 galaxy tab :)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jay Rock:
Why would anybody hate ICS. It's what we all been waiting for.

Frying pan may help.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vnadfw:
'noob'

I guess my opening statement didn't help.

My apologies, I should have said my Samsung tablet updated itself to some newer version that looks bad than the one I got originally when I bought the tablet. It might not be 'ICS' - I guessed wrong.

I thought I might get educated here since this forum seems to be filled with all the bright, ultra-intellectual super-human beings here.

From the responses I received, turns out there are some arrogant pricks out here too- Churning out negative responses and indulging in belittling 'normal' people on forums for no reason? YOU get a life.

If you don't want waste time answering newbie questions, please DON'T. Maybe someone else will understand and try to help.

To everyone else who could suggest something, Thank you.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilometers4:
Take a look at www.sammobile.com for previous stock firmware to flash through Odin
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slack04:
Don't get all self-righteous. If you knew these forums, you'd know that your post resembles a troll post (and we get a lot of those). Frankly, I'm not totally convinced this wasn't a troll post, but I'll take a chance and assume you've never been to XDA and don't know how this forum works.

The fact is that this stuff is complicated. This is not an Android enthusiast forum; this is XDA-developers. There's a reason the word "developers" is in the name. If you want answers, you'll need to give a lot more info. To understand how to get that info, you'll need to spend some time learning about your tablet and the android operating system. You can't come to XDA and expect that we all know what you're talking about. Read, figure out what you have and what you want. And then look for a guide before you post a question, and then search to see if someone has posted the same question. The key here is read, read, read.

Welcome to XDA. You'll find a lot of very friendly people here if you 1) put in the energy to figure out what you have and want before you ask for it, and 2) search the forums before you post. Good luck.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jay Rock:
Or a custom ROM based on Vanilla Honeycomb.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Swammy1979:
I am assuming it is the touchwiz that you don't like. Research these forums how to use ODIN to flash a rom, and use the previously mentioned www.samfirmware.com to find an appropriate ROM (I am guessing you are looking for 3.1?)
[Acer Iconia A500] dxharmon:
I have an A500, stock, not rooted, no ROM and it will not stay connected to Wifi. I have a G-Nexus that is fine, so I don't think it is my network. Has anyone else experienced this, any suggestions?
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
Set your Wifi sleep policy to "never sleep"4

In ICS, select your settings for Wifi. Select Keep wifi on during sleep".

Might want to check your manual for further info.

Also several apps on the market that do this for you.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] dxharmon:
Sorry about that, thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randommmm:
some kernel app can download and flash boot.img, restarts, how can I do that in terminal? (without the need of adb or Recovery... save hell lots of time)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kurotsugi:
I'm afraid thats impossible.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randommmm:
so this are dark magic?

#!/sbin/bb/busybox ash
# lkflash - flash latest leanKernel
#
# author - imoseyon@gmail.com
#
BB="/sbin/bb/busybox"
STABLE="http://imoseyon.host4droid.com/latest"
EXP180="http://imoseyon.host4droid.com/exp/latest180"
EXP230="http://imoseyon.host4droid.com/exp/latest230"

CUR=`$BB uname -a | $BB awk -F'-' '{ print \$3 }'`

while [ 1 ]; do
echo
echo "leanKernel flasher"
echo "------------------"

echo "1) latest stable (recommended)"
echo "2) latest experimental 180mhz-1.65ghz (notrim)"
echo "3) latest experimental 230mhz-1.65ghz (notrim)"
echo "4) check/display versions"
echo "9) latest stable franco (warning: no md5 check)"

echo
echo "FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK. I'm not responsible for my mistakes or yours. ;)"
echo
echo -n "Please enter a number between 1 and 4 (or press enter to exit): "

read option
case $option in
1)
$BB wget -q -O /sdcard/lk $STABLE
echo; echo -n "Downloading stable "
break
;;
2)
$BB wget -q -O /sdcard/lk $EXP180
echo; echo -n "Downloading experimental 180mhz (notrim) "
break
;;
3)
$BB wget -q -O /sdcard/lk $EXP230
echo; echo -n "Downloading experimental 230mhz (notrim) "
break
;;
4)
echo "Please wait..."
vstable=`$BB wget -q -O - $STABLE | $BB awk '{ print \$3 }'`
v180=`$BB wget -q -O - $EXP180 | $BB awk '{ print \$3 }'`
v230=`$BB wget -q -O - $EXP230 | $BB awk '{ print \$3 }'`
echo; echo ">>> Current version: $CUR, Latest stable: $vstable, Exp: $v180 $v230"
sleep 2
;;
9)
$BB wget -q -O /sdcard/fboot.img http://minooch.com/franciscofranco/Galaxy%20Nexus/nightlies/appfiles/boot.img
$BB dd if=/sdcard/fboot.img of=/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/by-name/boot 2> /dev/null
echo "Latest Franco Kernel flashed. Reboot when you're ready."
exit
;;
*)
echo "BYE"
exit
;;
esac
done

[ ! -s "/sdcard/lk" ] && exit
MD5=`$BB awk '{ print \$2 }' /sdcard/lk`
VER=`$BB awk '{ print \$3 }' /sdcard/lk`
if [ "$CUR" == "$VER" ]; then
echo
echo "Aborted. You're already running $CUR."
exit
fi
echo "v$VER. Please wait..."
$BB wget -q -O /sdcard/lkboot.img `$BB awk '{ print \$1 }' /sdcard/lk`
[ ! -s "/sdcard/lkboot.img" ] && exit
SUM=`$BB md5sum /sdcard/lkboot.img | $BB awk '{ print \$1 }'`
echo
if [ "$MD5" == "$SUM" ]; then
echo "Download finished. Checksum verified. Flashing kernel to boot partition..."
$BB dd if=/sdcard/lkboot.img of=/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/by-name/boot 2> /dev/null
echo; echo "leanKernel $VER flashed! Reboot when you're ready to run new kernel."
else
echo "md5sum check failed - please try again."
fi
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mega_bite:
It's a random softbrick, no changes have been made for months, so I've not backed up for ages, I want to svae contacts and messages and app data.

Will odin wipe data, can it be repaired with CWM no wipe flash?

Long version.

I've been using ICS for 4 months.

I did a wipe and fresh install on the release of the official GB ICS.

I then used clockwork mod to changle toggles and clock, then triangle away.

Things were ok until a month ago when I hit the App to SD memory bug, which was fixed be removing apps back to internal.

Again been fine for about a month.

Then today, random lock on "Samsung Galaxy s II gt-9100" screen.

No changes have been made for ages, the only change was adding on{x} today.

Whats the best way to try and get this fixed? I want to save as much data as I can, I've not backed up for a few months, as I wasn't ,making any changes.

Should I just Just use odin and see what happens, or is there a better way, even if it is longer?

Can I put a no wipe flash on my SD and use CWM to try and repair? Is this a more complicated risk move? if so whats the risk.

I'd really like to keep as much as I can 'cos I've got the perfect setup for me (besides the boot lock...)

THanks folks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
just check the kink below hope it might help with ur soft brick issue:)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mega_bite:
Cheers.

I've already got the files and odin ready to go.

I just don't want to wipe my data.

I was wondering if a cwm rom would be able to fix it. or Do i have to use odin

I don't want to loose data or current setup and apps

THanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilometers4:
I'm pretty sure odin is your only option
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mega_bite:
Yeah, thanks for the help anyway. :-)

I didn't know if using CWM to flash a different rom would work.

I was hoping a no wipe rom would fix the error was and keep my apps and data.

It didn't.

I used odin to flash a base > then CWM > then resurection.

I've lost loads of data :-(

But my phones sweet :-)

lol, you win some and you loose some.

I really should know better, as a sys admin I bollock folks all the time for not doing backups. luckily I backed up messages recently, so should also have contacs there. Just all my save games, app data, is gone

THanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilometers4:
Yea that's why it's good practice to make frequent backups and store some on your computer
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waqsuk:
I have a s3 locked to O2, can someone recommend and unlock site to use
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] privategun69:
Hello,

This site : www.unlockunit.com is very very good, when i receive my S3 the first day this site give the good code within 2 hours.

@+++
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winwiz:
https://www.o2.co.uk/apps/help/help?qid=1&q1=2&route=unlocking&case=Handset Unlocking Form
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] justin24:
Hello, hopefully someone has an answer to this. I can't seem to transfer apps to my SD card, unless Im on the basic rooted stock. If I flash a rom and then download an app that I know can be transfered to the app it says it's unable to. I have unrooted, rerooted and it still does not work. Followed the steps in the instructions (written and video) to make sure I don't mess up. I even formated my SD cards to see if it was an SD card issue, but it's not since I am able to move apps if I am on stock Touchwiz rooted.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackjack0617:
Are you running a repack kernel such as f11 w/ AGAT recovery, There is a bug with the kernel that wont let you move apps 2 SD but on any ROM if you flash Stock Kernel then you should be able to move apps 2 SD.
[General Questions and Answers] minipot:
dear xda

I want to try and help in the porting of ics to devices however im not sure where to learn how to port.:mad: so could anyone point me to a good tutorial as I want to port ics to devices without it already im already learning and starting work on a port to device with a custom rom of it already but want to take it so I can make ports to devices without it:D
[General Questions and Answers] lufc:
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions &

Read the Forum Rules Ref Posting

Thanks ✟

Moving to Q&A

Start looking in the Android development.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] dominican2589:
I like to use Google latitude so I have it enabled but I have it set manual so that it doesn't update my location automatically. But for some reason maps is running in the background and using gps. Even with latitude enabled, maps is not supposed to use gps in the background. What could be causing maps to use gps in the background?

Using better battery stats, SignalCollector.ScannerThread is what is activating maps. Anyone know what that is?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] _MetalHead_:
I use Autostarts to prevent stuff from running on its own. The way I have it set up, literally nothing runs on my phone without my say so. Keeps the RAM free and helps with battery life.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] equlizer:
Looks like a great program btw. Just got it but i see multiple instances of things started. Eg. I see mail 4 times. How do i know which one to stop?

Tried it and disabled maps, but after reboot still comes back :(
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] droidiac13:
I've never been able to stop maps. Damn thing is always running.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] dominican2589:
I don't mind if it is open and just sitting being idle. What I care about is it using gps while it is in the background when it shouldn't be for any reason
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sschrupp:
Maps being always on is bugging me too. When I look at battery usage I almost always see something similar to the Screen using 43% and Maps using 25% of the battery with everything else only 2%-10%. Holy hell! Why the heck is Maps eating up a quarter of my battery life?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] abhipati:
Goto settings- locations- turn off GPS satellite

Whenever you want to you maps it will ask you turn on GPS satellite
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sschrupp:
So either be annoyed one way or annoyed another? You'd think the phone would kill the Maps app since it's not even being used yet it's using a lot of battery. I don't remember my Captivate constantly running the Maps app unless I actually opened it.

I wonder if it's the weather/clock widget on the home screen. You'd think that would only periodically check GPS location for the weather. And you'd also think that it was possible to get location without using Maps.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] abhipati:
I need to do bit research before I can answer your question in depth. But one quick solution you can you "tasker" to configure when to use maps
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] abhipati:
Actually if you open a map app then only it will consume battery , you can close the app later. If you using navigation like app best is use "backitude " it will consume less battery then navigation
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redpoint73:
It can, and does (get location without Maps). AFAIK, GPS isn't used to update that location, its based on info from cell network and WiFi network.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] k3y0n4:
I'm on an AT&T Galaxy S3, but am having the same issue. Maps is always using 10-15% of my battery. BBS reports SignalCollector.ScannerThread as the top wakelock. When I look at my battery I see repeated use of the GPS when I haven't actually initialized it.

Anyways, the suggestions to turn off GPS or use tasker to automate the process seem like bandaids. It would be nice to understand first what the problem or 'feature' actually is.

I'm fairly new to android, but I'm frustrated that I can't restrict apps from location services.

Also to clarify, I don't use Lattitude and attempted to turn off all location based services.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] LePunk:
Hi,

You should try to run google maps, go to its cache settings and clear the "map tile cache". That fixed my issue of maps always running in the background. Mine wasn't using GPS, I've set it to only detect my location when I am connected to a wireless network.

Hope it helps.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Myrder:
Let's not reactivate threads that have been dead for 3 months...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redglyph:
I've also witnessed a huge increase in battery consumption with the latest version(s), about half the power is consumed in Maps. Killing it doesn't last, it's launched again in background.

After a few tests, this seems to do the trick (with Maps 6.14.1 on JB 4.1.2):

In Settings / Location settings, uncheck "Report from this device".

Make also sure to disable this stupid Google Now gadget (a real battery killer, not to mention the privacy issues - I'm not keen on providing Google with my private life data, who knows to what purpose they're collecting that!).
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ghostboa:
Why not? People are told not to create new threads, and search, but if they search and find a thread that relates to their issue they are told not to 'reactivate' a dead thread.

So in order for LePunk to keep you happy he is not to create a new thread, but to search for any past threads related to his subject. Once he finds a related thread he must not DARE post there as it will 'reactivate' a dead thread. So how was LePunk supposed to post his very helpful information? Get over yourself.

I am thankful for LePunks post in a supposed dead thread as it helped with an issue I was having.

Also, notice that LePunk has one and only post. He went out of his way to join XDA because he felt he had some information that may be helpful to someone and the response he gets is you crying. He has not posted since. Great way to introduce a new member to the forums!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] kikokazuma:
Having the same issue myself. This shouldn't be the case even when location services are enabled.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] DvineLord:
you reactivated a dead with nothing to say about the issue, but i have no problems with reactivating dead threads with good input.

i purchased autostarts myself it is a good app, i rarely use it but it will let you control every aspect of apps starting. it loads everything at start so just wait for it to finish, i should install it more often to control maps but i flash roms too often to remember.
[Galaxy S III General] ashwin123:
Hi All,

I put together a tutorial on how to unroot the galaxy s3 and get it back to stock (for warranty or to get stock updates)

Things you will need...

1. PC Odin

(Check Attachment)

2. Your Firmware

Sammobile.com

Video Instructions

[Youtube]Aa-t-8ypcYs[/Youtube] [Youtube]TEsBwtqY2xE[/Youtube]

Written Instructions

1. Backup what you need to

2. Install ADB Drivers (Samsung Kies)

3. Put your phone in download mode - Hold Vol Dn + Power + Home for 10 seconds then press Vol Up to continue

4. Check if Custom Binary Download is NO, if Yes then proceed to step 6 if it says 1 count or something like that then go to step 5

5. Follow the thread below to reset the binary counter (or check my video tutorial to do so...) once reset get back to download mode

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1494114

(Thanks to Chainfire)

6. Go to SamMobile.com and download the latest firmware for GT-I9300 (Galaxy S3)

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I9300&r=-1#modelsa

7. The downloaded firmware would be a zip file right click and extract it to get a .tar.md5 file

8. Connect the phone to the pc via usb cable

9. Run Extract the zip file that you downloaded from the attachment below and run Odin3 1.85. exe

10. Make sure that only Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time are checked and click on PDA, select the .tar.md5 file that we just extracted

11. Now hit Start

12. Once the phone is up go to Settings -> About Device -> Status, check if the device status says NORMAL... if it does, then the device is unrooted if it still says MODIFIED continue...

13. Reboot into Android Recovery by holding Vol UP + Home + Power till you see Samsung Galaxy S3 displayed on screen...

14. Do a factory wipe and wipe cache then reboot

15. Check Download mode again, if 0 or NO you are done and the S3 can be sent in for warranty if it still shows 1 go to step 16.

16. If the counter stays at 1 it means u were on a non stock kernel... what u need to do now is root (since u have just unrooted you are now on a stock kernel) use triangle away and then flash the stock rom again.... the counter will then be 0 but status might show modified, in that case do a factory wipe and youd be back to a totally stock s3

Hope this guide helps someone :)

Ash aka Cursed4Eva
[Galaxy S III General] egyptshun:
Is there a way to keep all my files on the phone?

Specifically when I get my SGS3, I want to keep/transfer my data files of my games from my old X10, you think it'll be possible?
[Galaxy S III General] AbuJaffer:
OK, just to make sure I understand everything:

- Step 2 means "Install Kies"

- I will be able to update from Kies and whatnot after the "unroot" is over.

- Any SD card files will still be accessible, as long as they're official (say, an app loaded onto the SD card).

Thanks for your help in advance.
[Galaxy S III General] jfenton57:
My system shows NORMAL yet Titanium backup still works just fine????????
[Galaxy S III General] zaid10:
custom rom

Does this work if i come from a custom rom galaxy s3? or i should first restore phone to rooted stock rom then follow the steps?