yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pichienyfl:
i cant get it to open download mode using that method. it wont work
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jack man:
two questions:

1. are you holding the buttons down until you see something on the screen? hold both buttons down, insert usb cable (other end plugged into computer), hold buttons until you see text on the screen, then release.

2. no offense, but you do have the i777, right? so many people come here to the i777 forum but actually have the i727 Skyrocket, or something else.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pichienyfl:
Yes i have the i777. i finally got it into download mode but i dont think its doing anything. it says "downloading do not turn of target" but its been like that for 20 min. my pc says usb not reconized
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] FatBastid:
Try out a different usb cable, you may need to try a few
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dandrumheller:
This. Or try a different usb port on the pc...preferably one that is integral to the main board, rather than an add on extension one...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
This. This is what worked for me back when I tried the official update. Didn't even have to reinstall drivers, just switched usb ports.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pichienyfl:
Ive tried everything and still no go. it keeps failing at the same spot. ive tried different usb cables even different computers and still nothing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] LongDuckDong:
Then I guess the powers that be are basically telling you to go with a custom ROM ;)

Stock is overrated. Try semi or something similar. I personally like aosp ROMs. Paranoidandroid is awesome
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] FatBastid:
I would try a custom ROM for sure. I just came from an iPhone 4 and loading AOKP on my i777 was a breeze. I never messed with whatever was on it before so I wouldnt know. Im not sure if there is a one click stock ROM you could flash with odin. Does odin even recognize your phone? If not full uninstall of kies and reinstall and be sure that you have the samsung drivers installed, which you said you have done time and again.

But really though, check out the Task and Ktoonsez AOKP rom, if you dont like there are several to choose from. and then there is this galaxys2root.com website. That has a whole bunch of youtube ROM reviews. Im still learning, but willing to help out a fellow noob. Good luck and update us on whats happening
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
Nooooooo...

Seriously, don't steer people to that place. Read around here for a little while and you'll learn why.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Eternalty:
Nononononononononononononono:thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] FatBastid:
A YouTube video is pretty noob friendly for just choosing a rom. Dev forums are full of noobs who have no idea what they are doing. And I didn't find any worthy reviews on roms other than fan boys.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
Not when it is from galaxys2root

Sent from my Sony Xperia Ion
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pichienyfl:
I'm just about to give up. I keep getting the sane error "USB not recognized " what I don't get is I plug it into my laptop, it says the drivers are ready blah blah blah. I open kies and kies acknowledges that my galaxy is plugged and automatically prompts me to upgrade. But after it downloads the firmware and then it starts to install onto my galaxy then I get that stupid USB not recognized error and it fails
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] FatBastid:
That really sucks. I'm out of ideas guy. I'm quite the android noob. Perhaps someone else can chime in. Otherwise I know if the phone is within a year old Samsung does a free replacement. It could just be your unit
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Its not the phone. Its a driver or usb issue I'm 99% sure. Cause it was a huge pain when I wanted to try it and finally got it working.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] codymc1891:
Check your "android debugging" turning it on or off that could interfere with your PC connection
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] BeenAndroidized:
@ pichienyfl - What OS do you have on your computer? Windows XP/Vista/7? Mac OS? Linux?

I agreed with Phalanx7621 that it is not your phone (at this point). Especially if you have Windows 7, you will have to install the right driver for it. Or it will not work correctly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pichienyfl:
I have to I tried on. One has windows vista the other has windows 7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] BeenAndroidized:
Here this might help.

http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pichienyfl:
OK so I'm trying to get the upgrade through Odin. But when I hold the volume up, volume down and power button my phone goes to the recovery screen not Download mode. A few days ago I was able to get to download mode. I don't know what's happened since then
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
That's because you are using the button combination to enter recovery.

If you want download mode, hold down vol- and vol+ (but not pwr) and plug in the usb cable.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pichienyfl:
Ok can I get a step by step? Do I have to have Odin up and running? Do I change the phone setting to enable USB debbuging?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pichienyfl:
OK I'm feeling pretty good right now. I got the phone on the Odin download mode and I have Odin v1.85 running in my PC. But nothing is happening. All the fields on the PC are blank. I hit start but nothing happens
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
You need to do some reading and study. Folks around here will likely jump on you for wanting to have your hand held. Anyway, the following is only a copy/paste.

How to use stand-alone Odin3 to flash firmware:

Follow and recheck each of the following steps. Do them in order listed, as some steps are dependent on previous steps. Instructions are for Odin3 v1.85. It should work with any version of Odin, but some details, like color of items, may be different.

1.) Open Odin on the Windows Desktop.

2.) Have the USB cable plugged into USB port on the computer, but *Not* plugged in to the phone.

3.) Shut the phone off.

4.) While holding down the vol+ & vol- keys, plug micro-usb plug into phone.

5.) In Odin, you should get the yellow box under where it says ID:COM with the text 0:[COMx], and in the Message area, <ID:0/00x> Added!! where x is some number, usually 1-8.

6.) In Odin, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other items are not checked.

7.) Click on the PDA button. Browse to the tar file you want to install and select it so its path appears in the text edit box next to the button.

8.) Make sure the check box next to the PDA button is checked.

9.) Click the Start button.

10.) You should see the green progress bar advancing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pichienyfl:
Thanks. I'm sorry for being a big newb. I really do appreciate it. I did everything you said but Odin still doesn't recognize mg phone. When I connect it to my PC I get the "USB not recognized" message. But like I said earlier if I connect it normally my PC recognizes it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
Depending on which version of Windows you have, look under Add/Remove programs or Programs | Uninstall a Program. You should have an item that reads "SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones." If you don't have that, then you need to install it. If you do have it, then you can try uninstalling it and re-installing a new copy from here. This is the USB driver you need to use Odin.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Kies can now remove and add the drivers from within the application, fyi. If anyone who's not technologically inclined wants to do it that way :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pichienyfl:
Thanks for all your help guys. But I'm having no luck. I've unistalled and reinstalled the drivers with no luck. I've tried on multiple PC's. Once my phone goes into download mode either from kies or Odin it isn't recognized by the PC
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Also, at least for me,I disconnected and reconnected at the 0% screen it gets stuck on then it started.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Tweaker7376:
I had a similar problem on XP recently. The latest Samy drivers gave me the same error. Try using an older Samsung driver and make sure ALL Samsung drivers are removed before you install it. I'll post the driver or version when I get home.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pichienyfl:
FINALLY!!! After a week I got it. I unistalled everything that had to do with Samsung. Kies, drivers and even went into device manager and unistaled from there. After that I ran windows update and let the drivers install from there. That fixed the problem. Thanks to all you guys for all your help. Upgrade installed and I now have ICS but my camera doesn't work now haha. My phone resets everyone I open the camera. But hey, at least I got ics
[HTC Sensation] kali005:
Hi,

i'm running a Sensation with CM9 AOSP, and since i've installed it, some time ago, i think it still was 4.0.1 (now i'm on RC1) my phone switches off, especially when the battery gets below 50%. It looks like random crashes, altho i've noticed it happens mostly when i want to wake up the screen. It seems to be fine on a full charge. Also, sometimes the battery level changes, in some random ways, like from 14 to 38 % or vice versa. Now, i know it looks like a battery problem, but i've replaced the battery, got one sent from HTC, and it was fine, for a while, like a day or two. It seems to get a bit better, less crashes, after a battery stats wipe, but for a very short period of time only. I've tried installing latest FW, no luck tho. Also, after i've first ecperienced those crashes, i tried to install other roms, but the result was the same. Ideas?
[HTC Sensation] strider99:
Hi kali,

I'm running the nightlies, and not having the problem you mention, but I have had a similar problem in the past in the past.

One thing what seamed to make a difference for me was to turn off the "CRT" animation when the screen turns on and off. Found in setting/screen/animation, toggle this off and see if this helps.

Other wise it might be worth backing everything up, texts, apps, etc. and wiping the Dalvik, cache from recovery and seeing if that sorts it. You will in effect be doing a factor reset, so make sure all is backed up before you do this. Sorry if I'm stating the obvious, it's just better to be safe than sorry... ;-)
[HTC Sensation] kali005:
Thanks mate, I'll give it a try! I'll keep this post updated.
[HTC Sensation] kali005:
That didn't help ;/
[HTC Sensation] strider99:
Have you tried clearing the battery stats, from recovery? Do it once the battery is fully charged. Use the phone till the battery runs flat, you might have to charge discharge several times. See if that makes any difference.
[HTC Sensation] strider99:
Sorry just reread your orig post. Ignore my last one.... sorry :rolleyes:
[HTC Sensation] GuestD0108:
I had the same crashes as you mentioned before. But I don't know why, some people told me to put a paper in the battery to prevent moves and crashes stops. Next week the crashes returns... Now I bought an Anker battery in eBay and I'm waiting it, maybe the crashes are because HTC's batteries.

Enviado desde mi HTC Sensation usando Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Paragon_X:
I recently restored messages, I am one of those ppl, but it's vital I have them on my phone. Anyways around 12000 and anywho when I now send a message it keeps prompting me that I am sending many messages. I've unchecked the limit but have no clue how to rid the message. Currently on jellybelly awesomebeats with franco kernel. With ics it was never an issue.
[HTC Desire S] broomer68:
I think, after much reading in this forum, that the only way to flash a new radio with a dev-unlocked Desire S is the following procedure.

0. BACKUP

1. download official RUU with wanted radio

2. HTC-dev relock device with "Fastboot oem lock"

3. flash RUU package

4. HTC-dev unlock device

5. flash Rom of choice OR do nandroid-restore

6. flash correct boot.img from the Rom used in #5 using "Fastboot flash boot boot.img"

7. restore everything, as the phone is wiped twice during the procedure (unless nandroid restore is used earlier)

As I do not see a RUU with a newer radio than I've got myself (.10.08.04), and I dev-unlocked myself, I cannot try this procedure until the new update is ready.

Please correct or add if you know more....

Jeroen.
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
You may need to change your main version.

If you have purchased your phone with Sense 3 there might be a chance that it had 2.10.xx.x version before you unlocked it with htcdev.com.

But if you device was with Sense 2 when you got it, then you accept an OTA update and unlocked afterwards then you version will be 12.10.xx.x or 13.10.xx.x and you need to modify the misc partition before running a RUU
[HTC Desire S] glacier1122:
have anybody tried it? please answer
[HTC Desire S] razi914:
+1

+1:cowboy:
[HTC Desire S] padrik:
excuse me, where i can get boot.img..? is it the same with hboot.img..?

and is there anybody try this one?

thanks
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
@ Padrik ... A polite word. Stop tacking your own problems onto the bottom of somebody else's unless you are 100% sure that you have an identical problem. Stop posting stuff that has nothing to do with the OP. And learn to use the search engine. People are not here to spoon-feed the answers - we had to learn all this and it makes everything better if you learn and understand rather than just accepting what people tell you.

I could have given you the answer far quicker than typing this post, but people need to learn that there are rules on XDA ;)
[HTC Desire S] glacier1122:
anyone?
[HTC Desire S] broomer68:
Yes, tried it, and....

Working with the latest radio.

Verstuurd van mijn Nexus 7 met Tapatalk
[HTC Desire S] z3rve:
Hello. Out of curiousity if I install the new ruu will I get any problem?

I have hboot 2.00.0002

Radio: 3822.10.08.04_m

Currently using fallout 4.4
[HTC Incredible S] compro01:
As the title says, the call/handsfree button on all my bluetooth devices is not functioning since upgrading to ICS (ARHD 3.0, specificly).

On GB, pushing the button would open my voice command app (or prompt me to pick which app), but under ICS, absolutely nothing happens.

Also, app audio (voice prompt, for example) won't pipe through and will just go through the phone speaker.

But said bluetooth devices work fine when a call is actually made and also my bluetooth headphones play audio fine.

Anyone got any idea how to make it work again?
[HTC Incredible S] Burtrum57:
I had an issue with voice command via bluetooth. I found that after you have set it up you need to go back to your bluetooth menu, delete the pairing, and re-pair. That fixed it for me.
[HTC Incredible S] compro01:
Just tried that. No effect.
[HTC Incredible S] XMadMaxSpa:
I'm also with same problem, ICS 4.0.3.

Bluetooth button - 1 press, don't work, 2 press works (repeat last call)

With music player, button works on press (play/stop)

Seems that the problem is to launch voice command with only one button press.

Anyone same problem /solution ?

Thanks.
[HTC Incredible S] compro01:
After uninstalling/reinstalling various voice command apps, it seems to have started working again for no apparent reason. The "what app do you want to use" dialog came up and now works.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] torchdragon:
(Because I'm not allowed to post this in the software development section, before you ask...)

Is there any way to disable activation of Google Now on a per app basis, ie, from your application manifest, code, etc?

I have an app that utilizes some long screen vertical scrolling and there was a reported issue of accidentally activating Google Now. This has been seen as a concern by one of the other team members and I'd like any kind of research that I could give in response. So far, all I can find is that "Google made, its in the phone, deal with it."

Thanks in advance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsaha78:
I think this will help.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1788719
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yotravel:
Hi, I have sideloaded the Dolphin HD browser onto my Kindle Fire, and it works great, but when I try to add an Addon, I get the message that the addon isn't available on the Amazon App store. Is there a way to sideload addons, or some other work around? My Kindle Fire is not rooted.

Thanks!
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notdeadyet01:
Basically the only way to get them would be to extract the apk file from a phone and just sideload it.

or find it online, but i really wouldnt suggest it unless you trust the uploaders
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yotravel:
I have already sideloaded the apk files for the addons, but I don't know where to put them on the kindle so that Dolphin HD picks them up. Perhaps I have to manually edit a config file to tell Dolphin HD where they are? I have been looking on the net for an answer, but haven't found one.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yotravel:
Figured it out. Didn't realize that to install the addon, I just have to run it. Here is where I found the info needed, by the way.....

dev[dot]dolphin-browser[dot]com[slash]sample-code-2[slash]
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trecneps:
Sorry, I don't know
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingarthur72076:
I have a HTC Evo 4g and i have it on a rooted stock 2.3.5 rom and sprint has the same update now. The update kept popping up asking me to down load it so finally I did and now it in the notification bar and won't go away. If I restart my phone it will try to install the update but it won't because I am rooted.

How can I make this go away?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drdanishkhannew.540:
hey guys.. i rooted my phone but i didnt like it. want to return to stock however the nandroid backup says a md5 mismatch or somethin.. i really need the stock firmware files.. m currently in india but bought the phone from doha qatar.. urgent help guys :'(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Unroot by running Triangle Away to clear custom rom counter ..

Flash stock rom from .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1671969

Or Sammobile ,com

Or Use CHECKFUS to download .

Or try a Google search .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drdanishkhannew.540:
Yeah i flashed a different stock rom.. checkfus was fiving me info about foxhound kernels etc.. i have flashed uk rom.. root is gone but the rom is different. I am gettin a brightness slider in my notification menu.. i clearly remember not having that.. gud shortcut but still it was part of foxhound.. what the hell is it doin in stock rom..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karimooz:
Arabic roms are also updated with the new versions containing the sliders
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drdanishkhannew.540:
Soooo the brightness slider is stock now.. wooohoooo... thanks mate..
[HTC Rezound] m0viestar:
CWM Version 5.8.1.4, Stock rom, rooted.

Just wanted to create a back up before I flash any custom roms, I haven't been able to create a system back up. I've tried backing up to external SD card, and internal SD card but neither works.

Internal SD card will go all the way through the steps: Boot image, recovery image, system, data, and then it just hangs on the SU command at the very end of the data back up.

External SD card hangs on system back up with no commands.

Is there any fix around this? Would AmonRA be a better recovery manager to use? I used CWM because it's what I used on my Droid 2.

Also, once I create a recovery image, is there a way to manage and delete images through CWM? I know RomManager had a way, but there were issues with ROM manager on HTC phones so I stayed away from it.

edit: sorry I tried to link to other forum posts but I can't post links. there was a post I wanted to link to saying AmonRA is better, but it didn't go into detail as to why. Can I uninstall CWM and reinstall AmonRA without any problems?
[HTC Rezound] topgun1953:
Yes. Do it! That is, switch to AmonRA. One of the big problems with CWM is that it won't charge a dead battery if you happen to run it all the way down to zip.

I know AmonRA is in the roll-up sticky among other places.:highfive:
[HTC Rezound] m0viestar:
Thanks, doing so now. Having some problems when I reboot to bootloader though...see attached. Can't link images yet.

edit: well never mind I am retarded.

edit 2: thanks :)
[HTC Rezound] topgun1953:
Ha! I've done everything through flashable files and only used adb and fastboot via hansoon's all in one tool when I rooted and later when I s-offed. Tonight was the first time I sat down and actually 'practiced' doing things with fastboot and adb....and I tried to do what I bet you just did...flash it using ADB?

:laugh::laugh:
[HTC Rezound] LunaticSerenade:
In bootloader, you use fastboot commands. So it would be

fastboot devices

Then, assuming it sees your device

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

recovery.img is the recovery file, of course.

Sent from my Business ICS Rezound.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] ericw12:
I added my S3 to corporate exchange activesync, then decided to not to use it.

Now every time when press power button, the phone show screen lock and ask for a password, and I cannot disable it under

settings -> security-> screen lock as everything is greyed out there but the password.

I have tried to

1. Delete the exchange account

2. Remove the device administrators

3. Clear credentials

I haven't tried factory reset yet, and I hope I can avoid that route because I don't want to reinstall and set up everything else.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] teruyume:
This is a little command utility I found couple weeks back to by-pass outlook exchange security policy.

What you need:

* rooted phone

* JDK ready PC (or MAC / Linux, never tried it)

Steps:

1. enable usb debug on the phone

2. plug your rooted phone to PC

3. **for windows PC** copy .cmd file and "lib" folder to /windows/system32/ or /windows/syswow64/ for 64-bits

4. double click the .cmd file and it will do the trick and then auto restart when complete.

Note:

* Not required to manually remove existing Outlook account. It should be gone after running the script

* I suppose if you already have configured exchange email, your internal storage or/and sdcard should be encrypted. You will need to unencrypt both to remove password protection, that is a Android requirement.

* Unencryption could be done before or after the exchange policy hack

* You might still be prompt to accept security policy, but it will actually apply anything.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hj8y6popmnz3j6s/email-policy-patch-3.1.zip

Credit goes to the DEV developed this!!!!! NOT ME!!!!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] ericw12:
Thanks a lot! Too bad, I already factory reset my phone... but it is good to know.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] DroidGnome:
This is the main reason installed Touchdown (By Nitro) on my first android phone.

That way I can use my Work Email and the admins there can only lock the Email app and cannot touch the rest of my phone.

Might want to give it a try if you need your work email.(They have a 30 day trial I believe)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] ericw12:
Touchdown worked pretty good. Thanks a lot!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] leon22heart:
Guys is it possible for one of our amazing devs to port Team Win Recovery Project 2.2 recovery found here http://teamw.in/project/twrp2 ? I use it in my brothers gt540 over cmw5.x.x.x and i can say its quite better and faster . Please dont post post anything about "whats the need" etc .I m only asking for another alternative recovery for our neo
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] leon22heart:
So none is interest in this fantastic recovery ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] a1b2c99:
Give more details bro...