yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Tomaxda:
The MHL port on the HTC One X is a real MHL port.

Now, you probably didn't think you had to worry about such a thing, but owners of the Galaxy SIII have discovered that it has a fake MHL port.

There's more about this here, but the main take away is that you should avoid Samsung branded MHL accessories.

In theory MHL is a standard, but now you won't know what you are getting if you buy a Samsung MHL accessory.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Sunsparc:
Has anyone else been getting these weird jumbled text messages today? In total, I've gotten about 25 of them throughout the day. I've also noticed that my phone is showing no signal at all, no matter where I'm at, so it might be attributed to that.

Just wanted to see, thanks in advance. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dazednconfused:
Think the text might be tests from the Emergency Broadcasting System, where they are going to enable text alerts. Ive gotten a few of them from time to time. Cant guarantee thats what it is, but have seen it mentioned on here before. Not sure about your signal, unless that would be something to do with Sprint working on upgrading their network.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] knoc:
Its emergency broadcast system. were on aosp so they don't come through right
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Sunsparc:
Thanks knoc. I flashed back to GB (AOKP was screwing up + battery life) and the texts appeared normal.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TheAtheistOtaku:
What does the text say? Just curious since I receive them from time to time but I'm always on aosp roms
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Sunsparc:
It's just a string of random special charaters. It doesn't actually say anything intelligible.
[HTC EVO 3D] herbjr:
Please delete
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadFresh:
I will pay someone $10LR(Liberty Reserve) If they help Root my phone, Install custom recovery or whatever it is called and also install Ice Cream Sandwich or whatever ICS Stands for.

if whoever helps me can do the job quick I will bump it up 2 $15 LR

I am talking about helping me through TeamViewer
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crump84:
Dude, there are step-by-step videos on how to root the Shift.. paying someone to root your phone is just silly.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadFresh:
I am trying to but I am having problems doing that.. I am not sure if its just this computer that I am on because my windows PC is acting REALLY funny or if I am not doing it right(I think its my computer). I have a mac and dont know if I can also do it on that computer.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
There is really no need to pay anyone. If you just post up I'm sure we can walk you through the process. There are several threads, and videos that will help you through the process of Rooting your device. Yes you can use a Mac to Root.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sparksco:
I think this is at least the third thread I've seen with someone asking for help on rooting for money. Kind of sad really. What has the world of rooting come to when we can't even root without a one-click root? Using abd and fastboot should be normal for root users :(
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VICODAN:
I'll be happy to take your money.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sparksco:
You say that every time too :beer:
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whiplashh:
It was really hard for me to, there are a lot of threads in here to help you out, just take it one step at a time. Don't pay someone. What problems are you having? What part are you stuck on? Do you have the drivers installed and or the android sdk?
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cloverdale:
It is simple, if you cannot figure out something so simple, then you should not have root access (maybe an iphone?).
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tello2323:
LOL

Agree
[Off-topic] benjamingwynn:
Hi my names Benjamin and I'm an xdaonphonelateatnight-aholic.

Do any of you have the same problem?
[Off-topic] Prawesome:
Ofcourse...Its 2am here,and i am still on xda..

Sent from the year 3000 using a SGA where sheep's are not present.
[Off-topic] Archer:
Well it's gone 12 here and I should be in bed. I should probably have been in bed a few hours ago but whatever. At least I'm still up to close this thread ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1668061
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] tek_curious_1:
This is a must have technology news reader app. Great for those that just have to know about all current events in mobile and any other technology. Check it out on the play store.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] chrischoi:
Link please?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] dls5375:
Just found this app a few days ago and I agree its a great app!!!

t-mobile stock rom/rooted
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] sleepy13909:
Thank you really cool app. nice ui
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] gtafairlane:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobilesrepublic.appygeek

Sent from my Sprint SGS III
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] ktrotter11:
nice find!! nicely built app
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] pizz0wn3d:
This app is pretty much exactly what I was looking for, thanks!

Found an article in there about Verizon's locked bootloaders too. Looks like it's starting to spread :D

Herp derp Captivate Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuggZaPoppiN:
So, I rooted my GS3 with this method http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoEVDgjTTdg&list=PL7011CD883D5201B8&index=12&feature=plpp_video

Everything went perfectly and was successfully rooted.

I then made a backup of my phone.

I tried installing a rom and it had errors, so I restored my phone and it was successfully stored and hit restart phone.

Thats where I am at now. The phone shut off, and wont turn back on. I have it on the charger and there is no charging light, nothing. tried pulling the battery, entering recovery. Nothing works.

I have no idea what happened or how to get my phone back on.

Please help.

Thank you.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tcortinag:
How about download mode and install the stock ROM?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuggZaPoppiN:
I cant get into downloads mode either.

Nothing works.

I plug in the phone to my pc and it recognizes it.......sort of.

Doesnt show as a device to transfer files, etc.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuggZaPoppiN:
Any other suggestions?

This is so frustrating.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muhamet:
Try dawnload mod 3 combo batons volume dawn power and home and flash stock rom whit odin
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuggZaPoppiN:
You mean hit the volume down home and power button?

Nothing happens when I do that.

My screen never turns on.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muhamet:
Pull aut batthery and wait 10sec and try again
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuggZaPoppiN:
Tried that.

Even waited 10 minutes
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vader860:
Was your phone charged enough or did the battery run out while u were flashing?

Try putting just the battery in the freezer for a few minutes in a plastic bag.10 min perhaps. And then try to charge it. If charging light comes on, let it charge well before turning on phone. Make sure its not wet when u put it back in phone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muhamet:
You haw international version of Sgs3 ???
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuggZaPoppiN:
The battery was around 40 %

I even tried putting the phone on the charger for 10 minutes and still nothing.

Phone wont boot at all.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muhamet:
What rom you whant t flash???
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuggZaPoppiN:
I was trying this one, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1738527 but it failed.

So I restored my phone from a backup.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vader860:
The charge light not comming on, phone not turning on is independent of the phone os. Try putting battery in freezer for a few minutes and then try to charge.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muhamet:
This rom is for international version of Sgs3.you haw other saction in Xda for att,t mobile sgs3.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodstuff:
Do you have the international version?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muhamet:
Look video dhont hawe international
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuggZaPoppiN:
No I dont.

I just realized that there were 2 different forums.

1 for sprint at&t, etc, then the GSM ones.

Probably why the rom didnt flash and then aborted.

Either, way, I then wiped everything and then restored from my factory rom.

It said it was successfull, and I hit restart.

Now my phone does nothing.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodstuff:
OK I see the problem, he flashed an international version rom on a us version.

Well best of luck with that one OP, in future make sure you are flashing the correct version.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muhamet:
I think ther you wil find somthing for unbricking.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
You either hardbricked your phone or hard-softbricked it.

In both cases you'll need hardware to revive the phone, however the one for hard-soft is far less expensive and easier to use. (If you're any good with a soldering iron you can make one yourself)

It's called Jig and basically is a 301kOhm (max 5% tolerance) between pin 3 and 5 of a mirousb-plug.

Just remove the battery for a few seconds, reinsert it and insert the jig into the phone's usb port.

It will (should) automatically turn on and go to factory mode.

If that does not revive it you'll need someone to JTAG it for you which is basically a direct access to the phone's internal storage so it can be flashed with the correct and working firmware.

This is needed when the phone's bootloader is corrupted which should never happen.

However both sorts of brick should under no circumstances even be possible with a firmware flash. The worst that could happen is the phone refusing to boot.

Have you flashed incorrect firmwares for other phones or even tried repartitioning the device?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuggZaPoppiN:
Ok. Thanks for all the help.

What I ended up doing is bringing the phone back to best buy and they exchanged it for a new one.

This is 1 mistake I will never do again!

Thanks again for all the replies.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electric0ant:
lol, that was what i was about to suggest as well, if it doesn't power on at all the shop would likely just exchange it for you.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Enterprise-D:
Hi

Did someone try dead trigger on his DHD?

It freeze my phone when I try to play:crying:

Thanks
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teichopsia:
Guyinthecorner, tell this member he needs to give more info :p

Sent from a dream.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ai6908:
Was it working before on the previous ICE versions?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInTheCorner:
+1 ALWAYS PUT AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE!!

Sent from my Desire HD using Swype beta for Android!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bosas200:
Same problem on everything stock DHD for me..
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Enterprise-D:
I'm using latest IceCold final :)

Seems that every Desire HD freeze with the game:(

Envoyé depuis mon Desire HD avec Tapatalk
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bosas200:
Dead trigger isnt released in play store for Desire hd. But Apple appstore has it for iphone 3gs. i cant understand them
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Enterprise-D:
It was compatible at the begining with our DHD, but it seems that Madfinger remove the DHD from working phones list, maybe because they know that there is a big issue...

I think/hope they will put an update...Dead trigger is also compatible with android phones like galaxy S, defy etc...it's just a issue with the DHD (I'm not sure if other adreno 205 phones have the same problem)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bosas200:
I saw that people have problem with ARC S, Xperia Neo. Problem is the same like us. take a look there.

http://img.ctrlv.in/4ff456c9a8f21.jpg
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magnum73:
Yeah,the same here...I got the same answer from madfinger games...big issues with the phone.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Enterprise-D:
Hope there will be an update soon:mad:
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mourad75:
Maybe this can help :

www.madfingergames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=625&sid=9d80892fde344ca45082bd110ca3dbb1

I tested it in my Desire HD and it's working.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The Root:
Anyone remember which ICS build had the new 4g icon with the green and orange arrows? Not the old yellow crappy one?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] leaderbuilder:
Think it was FF11 but don't hold me to that. I've cleared out all my older nandroids from the phone and PC so I can't just jump back.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dazednconfused:
Im thinking it was FE22. I could be wrong.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RayTrue04:
FF11 and FF18
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] The Root:
i went and got a sgs3... Oops
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tcortinag:
Hi, hope somebody can help.

After rooting I've installed CheckRom EvoHD V2, no probs here, but after I installed NEAK Kernel the issue started. The problem is that the band changes, my carrier uses 850 for 3G or H, so after installing the kernel, only getting E, checked with *#0011* and I only get connection with 1900, so still stucked at Edge :eek:

Reviwed settings and all bands are ok, also auto in network mode.

Baseband DXLEA
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] labbe-:
try using different modems

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1740061
[HTC One X] Tomaxda:
The MHL port on the HTC One X is a real MHL port.

Now, you probably didn't think you had to worry about such a thing, but owners of the Galaxy SIII have discovered that it has a fake MHL port.

There's more about this here, but the main take away is that you should avoid Samsung branded MHL accessories as some of them won't work with the real MHL.
[HTC One X] BarryH_GEG:
Now, now. The SGS3's MHL port is fine and works as advertised. People are pissed that in order to use it they need to buy a new MHL adapter that's required on the SGS3 and all newer Samsung devices because they changed the design. People that have the HTC D100 MediaLink that no longer works on the One series feel the same way.

And speaking of "ports," until we get USB To Go working, people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. ;)
[HTC One X] Tomaxda:
It was advertised as having an MHL port. There have been 100 different MHL products, shipping 50 million units in 2011 alone, and every one of them is compatible with the HTC One X.

Like all of them, the SGSIII is advertised as supporting MHL, but is compatible with none of them. You consider that to be working as advertised?

And what makes you think that Sammie will use the same connector on future products. They have never said that, and given that they don't feel confined by any requirement for compatibility, they are now free to use a new connector on every successive generation.

As for HTC's proprietary MediaLink, that's bad too, but HTC communicated very clearly with their users so there was no misunderstanding or false advertising.
[HTC One X] BarryH_GEG:
And probably used by less than 5-10% of smartphone owners. I want my team to win as badly as you do but this really isn't that big a deal. And within a couple of weeks you'll be able to find new Chinese MHL adapters that work with the new pin out for $5. You also skipped over our lack of USB To Go which impacts just as big an audience. No phone's perfect and will please everyone equally. Samsung will sell just as many gazillion SGS3's with or without this "expose."
[HTC One X] Tomaxda:
This has nothing to do with 'team'. I'm not even clear what you think my team is (I don't have an HTC One X).

I guess if I had a team it would be consumers and standards.

A vendor releasing a product that still has bugs (if that is the problem with your USB on-the-go) is pretty ordinary. A vendor under-cutting a standard and intentionally tricking their users the way that Samsung has is rather new.

If you think this is no big deal then you must roll over at anything. And if that is people's reaction when a vendor pulls a move like this then I guess they can get away with pretty much anything.

I also don't think it is the XDA way to say that others should just roll over and stop whining. That's the Apple (iSheep) way, not the XDA way.
[HTC One X] BarryH_GEG:
Since this is a One X forum and your crusade is consumerism in general, you really don't belong here. There are plenty of real and far more significant issues we're having with HTC regarding warranties and quality and timing of repairs than to take on a crusade we have no investment in. This thread will be closed soon anyway.
[HTC One X] Tomaxda:
But what's wrong with my promoting a consumer issue? I have no personal financial or professional interest in this - I'm putting an effort into this because I believe in standards. Is that really the sort of thing that deserves to be shut down?

As for why I put a message in the general forum for the One X it is because a One X owner could well purchase a Samsung MHL adapter thinking that it would work with their phone and it might not (depending on which one they get).

I know that you have more important issues, but every post doesn't have to pass a 'most important issue' test, particularly in the general forum.
[HTC One X] PhoenixFx:
I don’t see this as such a big issue. Because in most cases you need to buy a MHL adaptor anyway, so why not get the Samsung official accessory for $30 and be done with it? After all, $30 is not a huge amount when talking about a $700 phone; and its not something most people would want anyway. MHL is a wired connection, so even for those extremely few people who actually have a MHL capable device, adding a small dongle and connecting over HDMI is not going to add any bulk anyway. The only instance I would see this as a problem is if companies start to come up with small portable tablet extensions like the Padfone utilizing the MHL standard. But so far there are no such devices, and if it really becomes a hit, I’m pretty sure Samsung will release another simpler cable adaptor to support the standard MHL interface.

All in all, like BarryH_GEG said , there are far more pressing issues with One X compared to S3 than a small non conformity of a relativity new/unpopular standard (for which there is a working solution = buy the samsung adapter). When I was considering which to buy even though I knew about the MHL issue, I couldn't care less ; not because I don't use it (in fact I do have a generic MHL adapter for my One X), its because it was really not an issue worth considering.
[HTC One X] Diamondback:
So the feature works as intended? Great, then we don't need a thread for it...

Thread closed.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] chrisngrod:
DISCLAIMER: This is not an endorsement for CDMATool. I am not affiliated with them, and plus as of right now you can use the DEMO version :-).

There are various methods for doing this. I've seen various results as well. I know this might seem a little lengthy for some, but the knowledge you pick up using these other tools should prove to be helpful in the long run. These tools are powerful, and I've spent more of my time using them that flashing ROMs and other stuff since I mainly run a Cricket website.

The end result is your device having the PRL you want on it.

Required Files:

Samsung Galaxy S3 Drivers - Support - Sprint Cell Phones SPH-L710 | Samsung Cell Phones (Support > Manual & Downloads > Software)

DFS CDMATool (DEMO) - CDMA Tool. DFS software. www.cdmatool.com

PRL

Required Item:

MSL - You can call Sprint or use a variety of methods to obtain it. One is in the video directly below.

http://youtu.be/CWb8ootppo0

Video for using CDMA Tool with your Sprint Galaxy S3:

http://youtu.be/CSuF2hRlkY0

If someone would like me to write this all out, I will. I was just in a rush. I have to try and obtain an AT&T version now. I'm going to get confused as heck with all these models. I'm already scatterbrained like a m......
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] nabbed:
You can update prl by using ##data#/View/PRL Write and having an /sdcard/test.prl renamed desired prl file.

No MSL required.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] chrisngrod:
I know... Didn't some people mention that it won't allow certain PRLs to be written to the device? I should test it with a Cricket PRL.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] nabbed:
At this point, it seems like it's hit an miss.

At the same time, having a simple method is a huge boon.

Wish developers would jump on it to sort this out.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] chrisngrod:
CDMATool does let you look at other things on your device. Actually I think you can copy your data fields over to the tethered data fields and use the STOCK hotspot as well.

Come on... I know you wanna look now.

In fact someone should look at their Sprint phone and figure it out. With Cricket I just write the same profile everywhere. Stock hotspot works....

This is actually an iPhone pictured and it should be set to RevA.

Any errors made here should be able to be fixed with the hands free activation. If that doesn't work, reset the device using ##786# and then go through the activation process again.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] komputerfreek:
What would this be useful for? Would it be useful in flashing other network prls to get better data speeds?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] chrisngrod:
Sometimes certain PRLs yield higher speeds over others. If you wind up on a non Sprint tower, you'd probably incur roaming charges or be taking away from whatever roaming data/voice allowance they give you these days.

Someone could start a PRL thread with date PRL was obtained, location, and speed test. There would be a lot of factors involved. Sprint should keep their stuff pretty well updated. A lot of people like having the power to manually make changes. I've seen PRLs change for the worse.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] nabbed:
If you are at work, in an office in a basement or close, your Sprint signal is so weak it keeps reconnecting.

It's alternating between 3G and edge/roaming, and you battery life goes to ****.

In my particular case, I would have 10% per hour battery loss.

One way to combat it is to force roaming on a competitor's network, like verizon or us cellular. Immediately you are greeted with an 80 dbm signal, and your battery doesn't drain as much. Then, if you are using verizon towers by applying a verizon prl, you get the 3G speeds and a decent signal not to drain your battery.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] komputerfreek:
But would it stay on the vzw network forever or would it switch back to sprint once you get a better signal?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] nabbed:
It would stay on Verizon forever. To get back to normal, use this - Settings/System Update/Update PRL.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] komputerfreek:
Where would you find the prls from?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] dtr145r:
Search xda
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] chrisngrod:
I will start you with the one LTE PRL I have for Sprint. This was from a EVO 4G LTE I picked up in Austin.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jarnow94:
There are no “LTE PRLs." This is a regular PRL from the Evo 4g LTE. There's no way to roam on LTE and therefore no PRLs for it.