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[HTC Wildfire S] Jeltron3030:
I had the same issue a little while ago. when I checked in the battery section of the menu I found that "media server" was running ALOT. often it was using more battery than the screen. after reading a few posts and downloading watchdog lite to see when the process was running, I heard that it could be that the SD card needed formatting (and partitioning as I use INT2EXT). So I formatted my SD, made a new partition reflashed the ROM, gapps and script and BINGO. no more "media server", no more problem.

don't know if this helps but thought id mention it, it was driving me mad.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkbotJR:
I really have no idea where to start on this. I traded my One X for a rooted Note and I was happy to start flashing roms but then I read that I can hard brick pretty easy. Usually I'm pretty good with following instructions but I don't even know where to start with this. I am on ICS and its rooted. How do I tell if I have a safe kernel? What do I do if I don't? Help a noob out. I've spent quite a bit of time reading the forums looking for answers but I don't even know what I'm looking for.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chasmodo:
You could start by telling us what your 'about phone' in Settings says.

We need more info in order to help you out here.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tknguyencsu:
You can read the following thread:

Helpful info on ICS, GB, Bricks, Flashing etc...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1659768
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkbotJR:
This is what my about says. So this is what I gather from reading around, I just flash ANY GB rom, root and then flash a kernel, reboot into recovery and wipe then install the rom?

Sorry about being a noob. There are so many different things about this on here. I don't know what applies to me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chasmodo:
Go back to GB with root like this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25285584&postcount=3

Then find the custom Rom you like, carefully read the OP, and follow the installation instructions to the letter - not all of them are the same.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andyk.:
I think you can try Rocket Rom! The best rom i had!!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1654838

eybee provide the full steps(as easy as that)

b2) coming from other rooted Samsung ICS-Custom-ROM or rooted ICS Stock ROM (FullWipe):

- download Abyss Kernel 4.2 from here: http://www.mediafire.com/?c65mndvpk6ocbaa

- put zip-file on your USB-storage

- boot in Recovery

- Flash Abyss Kernel 4.2!!!

- boot back in Recovery (find it under 'advanced')

- now FullWipe!!!

- Flash ROM

- reboot system

-...you are done
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkbotJR:
Ill try the rocketrom method when I get home. Hopefully I don't end up with a fancy brick. Thanks so much.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkbotJR:
I don't have CWM installed. Can I just flash it in the stock recovery? Or do I need a specific one?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonpaslim:
Get it here. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1329360

You can't flash it in stock recovery. Get CWM in the link i gave you.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkbotJR:
Thanks. I haven't felt like this much of a noob since the first time I rooted my old Desire HD.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonpaslim:
we are all here, there's so much to learn.:D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] aznmode:
I was just wondering if you are able to select the sd card in the camera setting to use it as storage for pictures and recorded videos you've taken rather than use the internal memory.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] manchild83:
Yes you can set the camera to default store to the SD card.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] aznmode:
Thank you.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] teh roxxorz:
Yup, once its inserted, it asks you once you first open it. Then just select it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] eyecon82:
or you just go into settings from the cam app and select from there
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] starkillers:
But burst mode shots default to internal regardless if setting is set to sd card. I can only assume to capture so fast without writing to card. A bit annoying.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gforce888:
i have a rooted galaxy note and i want to install ICS Cyanogenmod 9 ROM, but I realize that first i need to install CWM, but i dont find the way...

thanks a lot
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
See here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1329360 or here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1584250 (depending on your device).
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savagepagan:
Just bought the 7500m on ebay and did not realize there where not any slots for the micro sd or usb. I really did not think that there was a big diff. compared to ones sold in the states vs Canada. Dumb ass me. This will be tough to resale here in the states.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Panos_dm:
There is no sdcard on tab 10.1, anywhere in the world. Only the tab 2 has that feature.

Sent from my Nokia 3210
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savagepagan:
Well, I see on ebay that some of the P7500s have microSDHC expandability. Guess that is just as error?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slack04:
You can get a dongle for USB and SD/microsd. They're pretty cheap (<$5) on amazon. That's the only option though.

It's a tradeoff: best tablet on the market (size, weight, and screen quality) with the worst I/O. Personally, I don't need more local storage (I use cloud storage for docs and music and netflix for video).
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Panos_dm:
There is a rumor that some early models did have. You will be very lucky to find one.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nirajpant7:
I'm confused on how to extract blob files using blob tools. I am running Windows XP and 7 and this is my first port :)

If anyone could guide me through the steps with appropriate commands in command prompt, that would be great.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thing O Doom:
Blob tools is nice and simple to use :D

To extract a blob:

1. Download the ROM.zip or other multiple partition blob file and extract the file called 'blob' (Or 'recoveryblob' or whatever..) out of it.

2. Place the 'blob' in the same folder as 'blobunpack.exe' (You can rename it if you have multiple blobs and need to distinguish them)

3. Open up cmd.

4.

cd C:\directory\of\blob
blobunpack blob (Or the name of the blob, no extension required)
[I]Let it do it's thing for a moment...[/I]
exit

5. You will now have many blobs with different file extensions, each of these file extensions is a different partition of the TF.

EBT is the bootloader

SOS is the recovery

APP is the os, and etc...

Good luck.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee one:
I can't speak for Windows, but in linux, it's pretty easy. The commands would be

blobunpack <insert blob here>

you'll get some or a bunch of files like blob.APP, blob.LNX, blob.SOS, blob.EBT. It depends on what is packed in the blob. A proper blob will start with MSM RADIO UPDATE or something like that. If not, it's not a packed blob, but probably just blob parts.

EBT is the bootloader.

APP is an ext4 filesystem that you can loop mount in linux. Don't ask about windows.

SOS and LNX are boot images/Android! magic files that you can unpack wiht the boot tools (bootunpack). Rebound has a thread in the dev section about making an insecure boot image- it sounds unrelated, but it has all the information about boot.img's.

As far as getting the tools, I think there might be some windows binaries floating around, but again, I can't speak from experience. If you have linux, you can just compile them from source and go to town. Grab the boot tools while you are at it and save yourself some time.
[LG Optimus 2x] dmxl:
Ìs anybody else experiencing very poor GPS reception? Compared to my old HTC Desire, the reception and logging with Sportypal or MyTracks is waaayyyy off. Always! No spikes or something, but really just way off, 20 meters left/right. I have this issue both with stock ROM and Temasek's CM7. It really sucks, logging basically almost becomes unusable for running, because workouts need a lot of post adjustments.

I tried using a utility caled "GPS Test", to download latest GPS coördinates for Assisted GPS, but it actually doesn't make a difference.
[LG Optimus 2x] bliizzz:
Same here it takes long time for accurate loaction(10-15mins)...stock V20H
[LG Optimus 2x] dmxl:
You mean before you get a GPS lock at all? Or you mean you get a GPS fix quickly, but it's accurate only after 10-15 minutes?

I get a GPS fix pretty quickly, that's never the problem. Only the accuracy is the major problem.
[LG Optimus 2x] bliizzz:
I get a fix....it takes about 15 mins for accurate loc
[LG Optimus 2x] xtrustkillx:
Same here i get fix in few second, but way off on the map.
[LG Optimus 2x] Che4ter:
I need 2-3 minutes to connect with cm9 but then its ok
[LG Optimus 2x] aragorn7:
@dmxl,

Maybe you can try out this app called FasterFix featured in XDA:

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/speed-up-your-gps-fix-with-fasterfix/
[LG Optimus 2x] tonyp:
CM7 for the 2x comes with europe.pool.ntp.org as GPS server.

If you're not living in Europe your fix time should get better when you change to a server for your region with the FasterFix app (get it from the PlayStore).

In case this won't help either try the GPS Aid app which does tweak some more values - but I've never used it and don't know if it will help or not.
[LG Optimus 2x] dmxl:
Thanks! I'll Try that, but I do get a fast fix, it just stays inaccurate during the length of the workout.

@ Tonyp:

Yes, I'm located in Europe.

Thanks for your replies so far.
[LG Optimus 2x] bliizzz:
This app doesn't work on o2x
[LG Optimus 2x] tonyp:
Just download the app from the market. Xda version is outdated.
[LG Optimus 2x] darryd:
try disable 3G, turn only 2G mode and try again...if not help, maybe after reboot
[LG Optimus 2x] dmxl:
Thanks, I'll try that thursday. What do you think is the reason that it would make a difference?
[LG Optimus 2x] dmxl:
Ok tried with only 2G. Accuracy is even worse. Overall, with either 2G or 3G, it's só bad to such an extent, that it would be more accurate for me to just not use GPS, and draw the line myself in the browser with Sportypal or My Tracks and fill in the minutes of the total duration.

It's basically unusable compared to my old HTC Desire (which I sold, stupid me).

Man oh man, must be a pretty crappy GPS chip....
[LG Optimus 2x] bliizzz:
Dude this is lg u need to be close to gps satellites to make it work :p
[LG Optimus 2x] tonyp:
Never had problems with GPS and cellular location services at all. Damn accurate and a GPS fix takes about 5s indoors. Amazing.
[LG Optimus 2x] JasonBourne.Qc:
Hi sir, maybe you can try this app like in NovaHD Aroma setup.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5Eb3VibGUuRmFzdGVyRml4Il0.

So now, you're able to fix your GPS.

:good: Push Thanks Button if that helped :good:
[LG Optimus 2x] tonyp:
I already posted that app on the last page.. ;)
[LG Optimus 2x] dmxl:
Tried using GPS with My Tracks again today and tuesday. Spent 45 minutes afterwards to correct the workout. Damn :(
[LG Optimus 2x] darkrulerz:
Same here, i've used Temasek's CM7 Kang for a loooooong time but switched to Owain's CM9 Kang a couple of weeks ago and ever since i've been getting faster and amazingly accurate fixes, even indoors.

Not sure if that's coincidence or a real improvement though.
[LG Optimus 2x] zbzdoncorleone:
I installed Nova HD a few days ago and yesterday I had almost no GPS fix. Even after I had one I lost it on the way. This morning I tested again after using FasterFix and it worked like a charm. Thanks for the tip!
[Nexus S General] lyriquidperfection:
I created a tool a while back for Galaxy S II owners to backup and restore the '/efs' partition and perform basic NV Repair on their devices.

This proved so popular that I recently updated the application which now includes a feature to automatically detect the mount point of the '/efs' partition. This allows any supported device to be used with EFS Pro and also adds support for future devices.

Check out the link below for more info and download:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18524176

Enjoy! :)
[Nexus S General] nerddiffer:
Cannot locate mount point

lyriquidperfection,

may you help me figure out what the problem could be here?

When running the program I get an error message:

Detected 'efs' partition location: Failed!

Error: Can't Locate Mount Point!

EFS Backup Failed!

Operation Finished!​

The phone is a Nexus S, recently rooted. Flashed Cyanogen 9.

USB debugging is enabled, ADB & Apps have root access.

What else do I need to do?

Thanks!
[Nexus S General] bedalus:
Everyone should have a backup of their efs! I hope this tool can become compatible. Meanwhile, TWRP can backup your efs partition.
[Nexus S General] nerddiffer:
Though I couldn't find or figure out this TWRP thing you mention, I was able to access my system folders by merely using ES File Explorer and activating root access. Then I copied the /EFS folder to my SD Card, laptop's hard drive and cloud storage.

Thanks anyways! :)
[Nexus S General] lyriquidperfection:
EFS Professional v2.0.9 has now been released!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
[General Questions and Answers] rrileypm:
I'm running a new Arnova 10bG3 tablet with a rooted custom ICS rom.

I'm testing this rom before release. One problem I have is that I can't power down the devices with the charger plugged in. Is there a setting somewhere I can change to allow power down while charging? I haven't found anything in settings. I'm willing to edit a file to accomplish this.

The thing shuts down fine if it is unplugged.
[General Questions and Answers] canucktfi:
Is there something under docking mode options (plugged in) that keeps it powered on?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] aznmode:
**Root required

GL to SD allows you to store game data to external micro sd as long as you open the game from the GL to SD app. This worked great for my acer a100 which only had 5gb of user storage. Just wondering if anyone have tried this app yet and if it works on the s3. This was the reason I went for the 32gb just incase the app didnt work.

** This wont store the apk itself in the sd card however, just the game data.

GL to SD link
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Idan73:
Works fine.

Sent from my SGH-I747M
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lyriquidperfection:
I created a tool a while back for Galaxy S II owners to backup and restore the '/efs' partition and perform basic NV Repair on their devices.

This proved so popular that I recently updated the application which now includes a feature to automatically detect the mount point of the '/efs' partition. This allows any supported device to be used with EFS Pro and also adds support for future devices.

Check out the link below for more info and download:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18524176

Enjoy! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kxnzxmori:
Nice to see you here lyriquidperfection. Used your tool for my S2 few months ago. Works wonders. Cheers! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mach3.2:
I actually spot your program a few days back in the GSII forum, the EFS file seems small, should not be a problem right?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lyriquidperfection:
Tar file should be around 5mb and Image file should be around 20mb.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mach3.2:
Hmmmm, then I may have a problem..

Let me try again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] timelessfahad:
Not working with my Nexus. It gives the error operation failed at the time of detecting the EFS partition on the phone.

Running AOKP M5 and the phone is GSM
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Guys,

for those of you having issues with the app, just do it yourself. It's not like it's complicated:

su

dd if=/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/by-name/efs of=/sdcard/efs.img

Done. The file will be called efs.img in /sdcard.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mach3.2:
Actually had a proper back up already, just toying with the programme.

Pressed from my Maguro
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lyriquidperfection:
EFS Pro has now been updated to v1.8.3.

Nexus S / Galaxy Nexus support has now been fixed hopefully.

Differences in the 'efs' location, name and partition layout was causing issues.

Please test this new version and post your feedback please as I dont have a physical device to test on. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] strumcat:
There's another app I know of that claims to be able to back up and restore efs on the gnex and some other galaxy devices. It's called kTool and you can read about it here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1314719

or search for it on Playstore.

It seems to back it up OK, but I hesitate to do a test restore, since a problem there could permabrick the phone. Has anyone actually personally verified that kTool restores the efs partition reliably?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lyriquidperfection:
No claims about my tool! EFS Pro does exactly what it says on the tin! Tested all functions myself! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] strumcat:
Hi, efrant. I assume the efs partition or IMEI is checksummed somewhere in such a way that you couldn't simply dump the efs, alter the IMEI with a hex editor, and write it back?

---------- Post added at 02:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:00 PM ----------

Heh, OK thanks. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
That's an excellent question. It is and it isn't. Have a read of this thread. (I honestly haven't really looked into, but I guess I could if there is a need for it. And I don't really want to get myself or XDA in trouble by talking about cloned IMEIs. :) )
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] strumcat:
Yup. Ditto.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
thanks for your efforts putting this together OP.

suggestion: this could be moved to themes & apps, perhaps?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] maverix13:
Backup thru Recovery ??

Sir,

Full On respect for ur Creations.:angel::angel::angel::angel:

My phone is bootlooping. Softbricked.:(:(

Before i do anythng i want to back up efs. Pls help me out. :fingers-crossed:

P6200 Samsung tab 7 plus:cool:

Can get into recovery n download mode.:o

How to back up. For backup wid EFS Pro phone should boot into ROM rite.

Any way to backup thru recovery????:confused::confused:

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] strumcat:
You can flash TWRP 2.2.2.0 recovery and boot it. It has an option to back up efs.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] defconoi:
Yea just use twrp
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spoonymoon:
Hi

I having a huge problem, i restored efs img through efs pro (latest version) and it mounted and pushed files ok, but before it finished it wrot efs backup is corrupted (or similar) do not use this backup.. and then rebooted phone - and since there have been NO way to mount/delete/format the efs dir on sd, cant root, install rom from cwm or anything because its totally locked it seems, installed twrp 2.3.3.0 and its working, but im not able to mount efs dir from here either , i tried format all data/cache/system/sd but still unable to mount efs it says????

and says there is no sim card even there is.

Only thing i can is flash stock rom from sammy but not latest v 4.1.1 only v 4.0.4 then it boots to os but tells me its in factory mode (no wi-fi bla)

if i flash 4.1.1 its gets stuck on galaxy boot logo - tried flashing syiah 1.86 through odin but just hangs on siyah logo!!!

What do i do ? is the phone softbricked or what PLZ help out - big thanx in advance :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lyriquidperfection:
EFS Professional v2.0.9 has now been released!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] poseso:
Link is not working
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lala99:
Hi.

Executing EFSPRO (for Galaxy S3), I get an Image file around 20 mb, but Tar file on it is 187 Kbytes.

What is wrong? Thanks.

sent by Galaxy S3, brand Vodafone, root, no mods
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lyriquidperfection:
Hi you quoted one of my old posts which was refering to v1.x of EFS Pro.

EFS Pro v2.0 onwards uses a different technique which saves storage space. Partitions are extracted in Image format and are then gzipped in a tar container thus the resulting file will only be a few hundred kilobytes to a few mega bytes depending which partitions you backed up and of course the model variant of your device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] keithsipa:
I know this is an older post but I am trying to restore a generic IMEI on a galaxy nexus.

There is no model IF for an i9250 in the drop down for the filter.

Can this be done on an i9250? If so, help please.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] afung01:
Hi,

I know that I should probably post this to the specific developer thread, but I am new to this forum and do not have enough posts to do that. The problem that I have is with all the CM7 based roms (Eagleblood, Hellfire, MIUI, etc) Whenever I am recording a video with my phone in the vertical position (portrait), the video always come up side way (for both front and back camera). However, this is working correctly with 2.3.3 OTA based rom (Weapon, Bionix, etc.). Does any one know there is a fix for this on the CM7 based roms. I really like the customization with CM7 based roms.

Thanks,
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mt3g:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1720738
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SupremeXXL:
Hi I really like these ones.But I dont know any info about it.

If you know where I can find one of these, Please let me know !

Thanks :good:

​
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Southern_mind:
I think that's a case one of the metal ones. Maybe
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hakizi:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290671148814&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160

I just ordered one the other day, so I'm still waiting for it in the mail.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] n7of9:
I thought the metal cases messed with the GPS signal?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SupremeXXL:
Thanks guys.

But I think color I shared above is out of stock. Its not black , dark blue or something.

I hope it can be in stock soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] matika:
Here's some experience.

1. Those case are plastics.

2. The surface are still plastic,plating process. only looked like metal.

3. It will scratch ur GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kisrita:
Absolutely! I had a hard time getting a GPS lock, and weakened cellular reception also. Don't buy this unless you have a very strong cell signal and don't use the gps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mac_osk112:
Thanks for info :)
[HTC Rezound] Jonger1150:
I'm S-On with ICS firmware, just wondered if its possible or will ever be. I'm assuming all new rezounds will ship S-ON ICS after update.

Jon
[HTC Rezound] Flyhalf205:
Yes. The s-off will still work.
[HTC Rezound] PhantasmRezound:
Um, since when did HTC ever *ship* S-off devices, period?

Or, S-off technique works for all currently available bootloaders, exploit will likely not be patched.

Not sure how exactly you meant that, so there's answers for both interpretations.
[HTC Rezound] nosympathy:
so, HTC did ship some s-off devices. They were developer rezounds. They shipped S-OFF from HTC themselves.

Second, since it is unknown the full extent of the exploit, it is a guessing game. More than likely it won't be fixed, but not 100%. HTC can't change the hardware we have, but they can theoretically change the software to not allow it. Maybe.

Yet again no real answer as the way the s-off process works won't be leaked in an effort to keep HTC in the dark and from fixing the exploit.
[HTC Rezound] PhantasmRezound:
True actually, Dev phones are S-off, I was thinking strictly in terms of mass commercial release. Thanks.

And yes, nothing is 100% certain in hacking. The endgame of this round of S-off chess with HTC appears to be in favor of the hackers, since the next-gen One series is out. Less and less HTC programmers and resources will be dedicated to patching these security loopholes with the passing of time.