yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] asaqwert:
thanks, but i've searched already for some help but no threads seem to outline what a kernel actually does, just how to change them or that one is fast or awesome or great.... but what does a kernel control compared to a rom, and what are the different functions of each, and what does changing each get me? or at least, since this thread is specific to kernels, what are the answers to the above questions when talking about the kernel....

or should i just post a new thread asking this?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wavrunrx:
from wikipedia

kernel:

the ROM contains everything needed to interact with the kernel, as well as all the applications you are familiar with using,
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] danny6514:
Just hit 5.5 hours screen on time with wifi. running ktoon's latest kernel with aokp
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] godfirst:
What your kernel settings?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] crash822:
Kernal is the core of the OS while the rom is the overlay and way that you interact with the OS. Kernals include drivers that the phone os uses, will affect power consumption, some features, smootheness of rom, stability. The roms can also affect power consumption, give new features, stability, and smoothness.

Basically the kernal is the core while the rom wraps around the kernal and pulls from the core to run.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] lostsoul565:
i want to know this also.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] godfirst:
With the settings I have already and my first day I got 5 and a half of screen on time with 14 hours off charger.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vitek78:
Hi all,

i've bricked my ACE by flashing it to CM not by Odin but by pressing <Install from ZIP> in the recovery mode :rolleyes:...

After it i think the filesystem was destroyed (got errors like "E:failed to mount /system (Invalid argument)").

I would flash it again but this time by Odin, and first of all flash CWM... but the issue is my ACE is not recognized

by Windows when connected to USB. I have tried reinstalling Kies, Samsung drivers without Kies, different USB ports and also

different PCs -> no result :crying:

Is there a way to recover the filesystem without using USB? Or how can i connect that damn thing to USB with properly recognize?

I have tried to give ACE to Samsung service, but all that they wrote was: "... irreparable damage due to damp ..." :eek: WTF?!?!

Please someone try to help me.

Thanks a lot.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomsons26:
You can't do anything if even Samsung gave up on it (they can revive almost all of there phones) .

However you could post this info so someone else does not make the same mistake.

1. Full phone model info

2. ROM you were originally on

3. Which recovery you used

4. Odin version

5. Which CM you flashed

6. What carrier(operator) are you on (the phone might had been locked)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hgiova:
I have managed to check if the phone is actually working or not even in the particular case you mention where it does not seem to turn on at all.

1)Kill KiesTrayAgent.

2)Remove the battery and usb cable.

3)Plug usb cable (also to the computer).

4)Keep pressed all buttons; Vol Up, Vol Down, Home and Power.

5)Replace the battery.

6)Let go of the buttons.

7)Odin recognizes the phone but will not connect to it.

If it does not work (the key combination might be wrong), try again with Up, Home and Power or Down, Home and Power.

One of those 3 combinations worked for me and realized that the phone was hard bricked.

Eventually I managed to revive it (although not myself)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jose-Bruno:
The only thing that you may do is press VolDown + menu + powerbutton with odin . It will open the download mode. If it not work, your motherboard is burned!

Sorry for my bad english.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] system.img:
I think you used stock recovery. U need custom extended recoveries like CWM 5 to flash roms.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] n2bowling:
Hello All

Still kinda new with the Android OS, I have recently experienced some strange icons on my home page, anyway, it seems that a lot of spam (I'm just guessing) comes with DLd stuff.

So I DLd a app called addon detector and I'm not exactly sure how to use it :o so does anyone know how to use this app? I ran the scan function but I still got a unwanted icon so theres evidently more to this then just running a scan :)

Anyway, all help is greatly appreciated!! Thanks

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDMsImNvbS5kZW5wZXIuYWRkb25zZGV0ZWN0b3IiXQ
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dafoxs:
Download Airpush from the market. Run it. It will tell you what app is the problem and you can choose to uninstal it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Agoattamer:
After you run a scan select the "Addons" button. In the filter box above select "Push Notifications". This will tell you the apps pushing notifications to your notification bar. You will need to uninstall the causing app.

The other filters will meen very little to most.

Now strange icons on your home page is something totally different. Tell us about these icons.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] porkenhimer:
Install an app called Airblocker. It will block all airpush ads without having to uninstall anything.
[HTC Amaze 4G] b33j7030:
....... Despite with all the Android OS that have been developed in the past 4+ years with names dubbed completely out of this world like "Froyo" and currently developed "Ice Cream Sandwich" to a newly released "Jelly Bean". It makes me wonder HOW. THE. OR! WHERE. THE. HELL... does Google come up with these names????.... Let me get in to it - what's next huh?.... Gummy Bear!?... Fudge Brownie maybe?!... or Sour Patch?!... or perhaps Nut Cracker?!...

Who knows... haha... but I'd like to see what everyone's take on this... :silly:
[HTC Amaze 4G] lorddart:
Well it'll likely start with a k if they can considering going back to... The first I remember was cup cake. Then doughnut, eclair... It's just delicious typically dessert products but you should be able to see the trend of alpha order sweets ;) I don't see it as too outlandish or confusing. I'd guess Krispy Kreme but pretty sure that's trademarked, and it's a doughnut which they've already done. I can't think of much k's sweets but I'm sure they'll come up with something. I'm not a sweets connoisseur
[HTC Amaze 4G] eggydrums:
Its pretty obvious altough many people are dumb enough that they dont notice, no offense op. with the letter k, my money is in key lime pie, lol sounds good.
[HTC Amaze 4G] lorddart:
Of course! Key lime pie... I kill for key lime pie that stuff is amazing!
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
So who here remembers the VERY first name of Android from the G1?
[HTC Amaze 4G] eggydrums:
Did it have one?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Perry977:
Astro? I guess
[HTC Amaze 4G] ImperialX12:
Is it Astro?

Sent from my HTC_Amaze_4G
[HTC Amaze 4G] Goten310:
A and B were probably Alpha and Beta. C is when they started the official dessert names with Cupcake.
[HTC Amaze 4G] glacierguy:
Google answers most :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] andy55:
Eagerly awaiting an eta on nut cracker...ics is sooo this morning
[HTC Amaze 4G] kazzxtrismus:
Kinder... Kandy.. Kiwi.. Kahlua

My bet is kiwi
[HTC Amaze 4G] b33j7030:
that beats me.... i heard CUPCAKE was the very first Android but i could be wrong.
[HTC Amaze 4G] b33j7030:
Possible.... lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] b33j7030:
nice one!... i would've never thought of it...learning the evolution of Androids just intrigues me to say the least. :p
[HTC Amaze 4G] Keylogger_0:
Lol. Using an android phone to get information about android phones. :p
[Android Software Development] bulldog64:
I've seen a few postings from people nagging about not able to save .zip attachment from the ICS stock email client app. I've patched the attached Email.apk to allow download and save zip files. FYI: The Email client is version 4.1 and is taken from the AOKP M6 build.

What you need and how to apply:

1. You need root access on your phone

2. Make a backup of your original Email client.

3. Download and apply the attached zip file with CWM Recovery

Note: Since this is a security modification, use it on your own risk.
[Android Software Development] nczoli:
It works. Thank you!
[Android Software Development] wcoast:
Hi mate, can you mod attached mail apk (it's from HTC sensation ICS 4.0.4) to work on TMO galaxy S3.

I tried yours but it doesn't sync properly on GS3. Thanks
[Motorola Atrix HD] vectorized:
I just got the phone yesterday. I've been using it VERY heavily, and I havent been cycling it properly.

But I just got 4.5 hours of pretty heavy use out of it. That's nothing close to what it should be. But it was constant 4G use almost the whole time.

I'm trying to cycle it properly now. but I cant stop running around long enough to get a full charge on it. (once so far).
[Motorola Atrix HD] Kedakari:
Use the SmartActions App. It has a battery Extender that works very well.

I have it along side Juice Defender. I Constantly stay under 4G LTE, and I have wifi on. I could probably let a video loop for 7 hours before it died.

This is after two-three days of cycling and training juice defender.
[Motorola Atrix HD] boufa:
I despise battery chatter, but I have to say that I have been using this thing hard setting up my apps downloading off the cloud and surfing the net. 10+ hours on a single charge. Not many voice calls, but lots of screen on time and data.

Your mileage will vary.
[Motorola Atrix HD] colts187:
Its about on par with a galaxy nexus with ics
[Motorola Atrix HD] vectorized:
I'm lucky if I get 7 hours of moderate use, with the smart actions. I think I might have to exchange it and get a new one and try to cycle the battery better the first few times. I was not kind to it on the first day.

I also work in a place with minimal 4g coverage. So it's struggling the whole. time

Suggestions, before I replace it? (with another)
[Motorola Atrix HD] dah_veed:
I'm a pretty heavy user. Bluetooth in ear streaming music while i ride my bike to work, lots of news widgets updating between 20 and 45 minutes each, constant emails and social networking, and a few bt calls. The phones battery lasts me 4 to 6 hours, depending on number of calls. Luckily i have one of those battery pack things.
[Motorola Atrix HD] vectorized:
Sounds very similar to my own usage. I've avoided using bluetooth so far, and I try to download music before i leave. It gives me a bunch of extra time. And I've got the battery pack, but it wont give me much.

But I've managed to cycle my phone twice today. That's not okay.

I cant wait for root so I can wipe the battery stats and try again.
[Motorola Atrix HD] canecbr600:
Wiping battery stats does nothing for battery life. Its just stats!
[Motorola Atrix HD] Kedakari:
I think there might have been a quality check error on the Atrix HD batteries that shipped out.

Everyone I know gets different battery stats.

I know I'm getting excellent battery life. I can watch movies, surf the web, and play games... leave it off the charger and I'll still have 40% for the next day.

It took a day or two. The first two days I let it die before charging. Juice Defender takes a good day to figure out your phone, but it plays nice with Smart Actions.

Also, some gameloft games do not play nice with the phone stand by and sleep states. Gun Bros would send notifications and run in the background and drained my battery on my MAHD.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mosfet356:
My screen is set to turn off after 15 seconds. Lately it has not been any ideas?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] boosted3svt:
Go in to your main settings page, look under "display" (where you change your timeout) and see if you have "smart stay" enabled... this uses the front camera to see if you're near your screen and if so it keeps the screen active..

Just tossing out ideas... maybe stupid ones.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] TokedUp:
Did u do the *#0011#* WiFi fix? This happens to me after I change the sleep settings. Seems to fix itself after a while without a reboot though.
[Sony Tablet S] emgluon:
Hi

after i use the us pre root ics update with the all in one tool, can i change the region from us back to uk?

the instructions are not clear, just incase i brick it.

Ps. sorry cant post this other than here.
[Sony Tablet S] stifilz:
Yes you can, been done many times. : )

Chur

Stifilz
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AlpineMan:
I've got a Sprint Galaxy S3. It's running a stock rooted ROM. I have not decided at this time whether to keep it stock or change to a different ROM. I do not want to lose any functionality by accepting the OTA. Is there a way for me to configure the phone to stop notifying me of the OTA update?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] borismanalo:
i think the best thing you could do is flash a latedt stock rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] freeza:
You can edit the build.prop to reflect an updated software version.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AlpineMan:
Build.prop sounds promising. What parameter value(s) should I change?

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent ICS Blue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
There's a much easier way. If you have a custom recovery, accept the damned ota. The phone will reboot in cwm, attempt to install and fail. Reboot your phone and you will not get another ota. This has been said close to a hundred times in this forum. I did it on the last 2 updates and it's worked every time.

________________

Just Flash It !!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rbtrucking:
When I get an ota update I just hit update and it force closes and I never get it again. Doesn't even reboot or anything. Running Phantom Hackers Blazer ROM BTW!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Correct but you are on a custom Rom. The op is on stock rooted. On stock rooted it doesn't force close. It will normally boot into recovery and then fail. I'm not entirely sure what will happen if he is rooted with the stock recovery. That's why I specifically stated that it will work if he has a custom recovery.

________________

Just Flash It !!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AlpineMan:
Thanks Skunk Ape1...followed your advice and it worked. I have CWM recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Cool. I knew it would. ;)

Did it boot into recovery and try to install?

________________

Just Flash It !!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Blad3:
wrong forum
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
What are you developing here?

READ FORUM RULES AND STICKIES BEFORE POSTING

Thread Moved

FNM
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AlpineMan:
Ok, now that I'm using TWRP, accepting the update actually does an update. It no longer aborts like it used to with CWM.

Sent from my SCH-I815 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Aids10:
Great Thx M8; notifications were getting on my nerves :highfive:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JCibrianS:
Hi.

I have a Samsung Captivate SGH I897 and a few months ago I tried to install some custom rom dowloaded from xdadev... but I don't know what I did wrong and brick my phone. So I did some unbrick procedure and make it work again.

I have the 2.1 Android and for some reason I can't install any ROM. I think the biggest problem I have is that I can't even install the clockword mod recovery, I tried to download the app from the market and it says is unaviable for my android version.

I think I'm very stuck here. :(

Please help.

Thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4-2ndtwin:
See this... 【Guide】How To flash ANY Captivate ROM from Stock (including ICS)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JCibrianS:
I did all the procedure... but when I am in the recovery mode menu, I can't select the ROM, I select select from SD card and it only shows the folders of the internal SD card (not the removable). Stuck again.

Help
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4-2ndtwin:
And u flashed the Speedmod Kernel ?? And used the button combo to reboot into recovery ??
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
Your external well be located in internal under external_sd

Or....Just put the zip on your internal sdcard
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JCibrianS:
Yes I did, I'm in the recovery mode now but can't find the external SD where I saved the ROM, I can only see the internal SD.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JCibrianS:
icyllop suffer

I can't find the external SD, only the internal and has no ROMs, and the problem is that I'm stocked in the recovery mode and I don't know a way yo access to the internal SD in recovery mode.

Thank you
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4-2ndtwin:
Select "Install zip from sdcard" , then "choose zip from sdcard" and u should see ur Rom there.

---------- Post added at 07:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:22 PM ----------

If not there...then go to "Mounts and storage", then "Mount USB storage", then connect ur phone to ur pc and copy the Rom to that. Then "Unmount". Then go back to "Install zip from sdcard" then "choose zip from sdcard" and select ur Rom and "Yes-Install"
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JCibrianS:
Well, I did that and it works, now I'm running an 4.0.4 custom ROM and works great.

Thank you !!:cowboy:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KSATMobile:
OK all, not looking for a silver spoon here, but, would appreciate some guidance...

Current Status of GN: STOCK 4.0.4 w/ unlocked bootloader (since day 1)

Target: JB 4.1.1 w/ all current applications settings, and data

I've been doing some reading of the forums trying to get a handle on how to proceed...but, much of what I'm reading doesn't take into account a phone full of data that must be retained. In other words, it doesn't start from a well-used device, backup, install ROM, and restore. This is what I'm in search of....someone that can guide me through the paces of upgrading but retaining what I currently have.

Does anyone have a link to a guide such as this or something similar? I do come from the land of OG Droid running Peter Alfonso ROM's and such, so, I do have that experience...and, I've already taken a full backup and a virtual SD card backup via the GNex Toolkit. So, I think I'm half-way there....just need a little reassurance that I can get things back once I upgrade.

Thanks for the help!

KSAT
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] animal24:
If you want to keep all your stuff, it'd probably be easiest to wait for an ota to be leaked. Once an ota gets leaked, you just put it on your sdcard, boot to bootloader, boot into clockwork(or similar) and install the .zip. Or you could try titanium backup. I'm not an expert on titanium though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KSATMobile:
Yea, that was a thought - but, I'm NOT rooted at the moment. Only unlocked. So, I don't have any Recovery loaded and don't have Titanium Backup.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
If your phone is GSM and yakju or takju, then you can simply boot into a temporary CWM image and flash the update file to 4.1.1. You'll retain all of your data.

If you're not yakju/takju (aka yakjuxw, yakjujp, etc.), then you're kinda out of luck unless you want to wait for the OTA for your particular version. If you're not yakju/takju, I recommend just biting the bullet and flashing to takju, so that you'll get the OTAs from here on out directly from Google. It's really the only way to go if you intend to stay stock and rely on OTAs rather than custom ROMs or hacks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KSATMobile:
Thanks for the input. I'm not GSM, unfortunately. I'm on Verizon... So while it's not really what I wanted to hear, sounds like the best. Do you have a preference as far as current 4.1.x versions? Go with AOSP or sick to custom like Bugless Beast or similar?

Thanks for the input...

KSAT
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jubakuba:
Since you're on Verizon (Toro) you're going to be waiting quite some time for Jelly.

And I'm not talking ****. Just stating the facts...I'm on Verizon as well.

I personally flashed the AOKP preview Jelly Bean build a few hours ago.

Seems clean thus far.

As far as not losing data and such...since you're not going to have to flash full images and erase your data you'll be golden if you follow post 2 of my guide.

(Linked in sig).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KSATMobile:
Ha! Just got done reading that thread for the second time... (I'm sure your ass looks fine in those shorts btw).

I'll take another look at post #2 and see what I need to do. Thanks!

KSAT
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rruss:
In downtown Houston Texas and 3rd ward and haven't gotten a lick of LTE yet do I need to be on the updated stock Rom for it? A sprint rep told me they would push out a update to activate the LTE later..I think he didn't know what he was talking about but Idk I'm running charmeleon Rom v.5
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cswtexas9:
No your LTE IS IN CUSTOMS

Apple has the paton on LTE NOW. hahahahahahah.

Just wait like the rest of us just wait. I have had my phone for a month and a half now. I thought the same thing and one day driving around my 4g showed up for 15 sec and then booooooooom back to 3g. It will come.

---------- Post added at 06:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:39 PM ----------

Also you can update your PRI AND PRL Versions

The newest that you should have are

PRI 2.28_003

PRL 25005
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LaloHigh:
Where did you get that PRI from? I'm on 2.45_003 which I thought it was the latest one.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rc51rider:
I'm in the La Porte area and I have LTE..

Very fast!

Seabrook and Kemah doesn't have it yet so be patient.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rruss:
Damnit! I knew it I heard apple put a patent on apples too so.grocery stores are in trouble but yea same thing happened to me it didn't say 4g it said LTE I wonder if that is normal
[Galaxy S III General] hkfriends:
Hi there

Is there anyone can mod the Custom Recovery for Korean S3 (E210L) ?

here is the partition info: (different for international version on block numbers)

/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /system

/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 /data

/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /cache

/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /efs
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bhillegass:
Can anyone recommend a SMS text option app or service that might be on the 7 already I'm missing. Tired of doing the tiny brain thing switching back and forth with the phone. Thanks!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lin013190:
? Tablet Talk?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rkendry:
I use Google voice and I have it on the phone too so everything syncs nicely
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redmonke255:
Using tablet talk here. Great app.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bhillegass:
Fantastic suggestion I love tablet talk!
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] You stole Boo Boo's Name:
Wheni plug it in to charge it shoots to 99% within a minute. And the wifi is weaker now.

How do i roll it back to the stock rom
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] RomsWell:
Just do a factory reset
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] You stole Boo Boo's Name:
But since i updated the rom, wont a factory reset just wipe everything and still use 4.04
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] photon4glover:
Yes.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] RomsWell:
Yes but most everyones problem is your just taking the update. The same update when flashed to clean wiped tab will most times resolve the fc issues that pop up from a update.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] coolypf:
just flash back
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nordendorf:
I am having issues with Gtalk. My account is shown in there and sync is enabled, however all it shows is my account named greyed out and none of my friends are listed. It says I'm signed in as it gives me the option to sign out.

I'm not sure what is going on, but all i have is a blank white screen with my account name at the top.

Anyone else having issues with Gtalk on the N7?

note: I updated to 4.1.1. I didn't try using it prior to the update so I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hirenvasani:
Same issue, My Messanger as well as (G.)Talk Application not working... Please help....