yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Off-topic] boborone:
42

I know there are tons of members here who in the industry of mobile devices. I think mark Cuban is a member. Talked to him about xda on g+. Real badass guy. He's just a nerd with tons of money. The only member who is truly open about his industry job is samsungjohn. If anyone had a SGSI when he joined you know how that fiasco went. Pretty much all mobile tech insiders and writers are members.

But think about who you would rather meet. Kim kardashian (not in your bed) or steve balmer or cyanogen. Can't remember his name now, but the guy who did the xda welcome vid, used to do xdatv, I'd like to share a spliff with him.

And mission is correct about the porn and baseball people. Actually lots of Amateur porn chicks are nerds like us.

We are who we are

And my contact info is available here. Chrome and g+ have been messing up on me lately and I don't want to use ff. But you can add me to your circles. Let me know you're from xda and ill put you in my xda circle. Twitter has alot of xda members.

I drink, yet you're the one in AA. :beer::cool:
[Off-topic] Babydollll:
You forgot "thrower of bricks" ;)

HTC One X running Viper ROM and Faux kernel....
[Off-topic] vanessaem:
It's nice to have a role. :cool:
[Off-topic] dark_knight35:
I never understood that with 42... guess I should watch more TV series.

It's sometimes scarifying me to see how many we are, and what we actually do in this forums... we want to make devices run faster and look better, and then, a few years later, we throw them away and buy a new device that's even faster. I think we're more together in here, as we like the community, not the device.

I sometimes imagine how people who don't know xda look at us, and then I have to smile about these idiots.
[Off-topic] bord1er:
No hard feelings bro

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Steve Kondik.
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
Boborone, try turning off any ad blockers on G+ with chrome... That was driving me nuts recently.

I know that Stephen Fry is a member of modaco, not sure if he's registered here or not.

Nobody's mentioned chainfire yet. He's pretty much got "celebrity" status as far as development is concerned, although I suspect he'd probably want to ban me for saying that.... :p

It's also been said that Michael Jackson haunts the Thunderbolt forums but I'm not sure if there's any truth in that. :confused:

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.....
[Off-topic] veeman:
Or maybe you should read Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy :)

and also FTFY :D

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Are you calling me ugly? :shocked:

lol :D
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
That's right, and you can't do anything about it!
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
Doesn't BD own a thunderbolt?? (she owns just about every device ever made so I'm gonna assume so...)

I wonder if she's ever seen a ghostly figure moonwalking through the development section or heard an eerie "eeeh heee.... Shamone..." echoing from Q&A..... :confused:

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.....
[Off-topic] StormMcCloud:
lol fixed it.
[Off-topic] K7Cobb:
Thanks for the comments/replies
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
I doubt any "celebrities" would want to acknowledgement on here since it would result in endless PMs and spam.
[Off-topic] Babydollll:
One of the few (very few ;) ) devices I've never had the opportunity to own or use....

However, that doesn't preclude me from lurking in the TB development section.....

And now for something completely unrelated.....

Throwing bricks since 2008.....and proud of it. :p
[Off-topic] boborone:
Holy crap that worked! I'm back on G+ now! It was adblock plus (beta) that was blocking the site. Adblock still works and is blocking.
[Off-topic] MissionImprobable:
Depending on the forum I don't think celebrities would have too many issues, though God help them if they say something flame worthy and their identity is known. With the way some people go to town on the 1n73rw3b5 that would be all she wrote. One well-known athelete was repeatedly called gay on another forum I'm on, though I'm still not sure how that got started.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
It was probably this guy...things get misconstrued.:rolleyes:

Sent from my coffee pot.
[Off-topic] MissionImprobable:
Nah, people were flaming ^him for being so open with it. I mean, wearing it on your back? No respect.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goister:
Hi,

I previously rooted, flashed a custom recovery and flashed CM 7.2 ROM on a HTC Desire GSM. It's been a long time so I don't remember the exact steps of rooting and flashing the custom recovery, but I get a "Why so serious" bootup logo every time. I wish to revert to the stock HTC logo. Are there steps to achieve this?

Thanks.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stankyou:
Alpharev.nl there is an instruction there. You basically have to flash the splash image via fastboot

via xda app
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] handy5876:
1. Download the WVGA splashscreen img file from alpharev.nl

2. Put device in fastboot mode

3. Check fastboot device connectivity from PC by issuing from terminal:-

fastboot devices

4. Flash with command:-

fastboot flash splash1 yourdownloadedfile.img
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goister:
Thanks. I've downloaded the spash image but I'm not sure how to boot into fastboot.

I tried issuing fastboot command in my host PC's terminal as well as an adb shell but there's no such command. I've looked at the reboot menu and there's no fastboot option either, only reboot, recovery and bootloader.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
"bootloader" will get u there, just select fastboot n press power to select.

turn off ur phone then hold back + power, that gets u straight into fastboot. Android Flasher is good for changing splash screens if ur not comfortable using fastboot commands. google it

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] handy5876:
In my signature the guide will give you links for installing fastboot.

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nlooooo:
It will take him to bootloader, then he can choose fastboot from menu. "Reboot to bootloader" from multiple roms restart menu takes phone directly to fastboot

He doesn't need to install fastboot, but restart phone to fastboot.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] handy5876:
Yes he does.:)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goister:
Thanks, I figured it out. Back+Power to boot into fastboot, and fastboot command was installed in android-sdk/tools. Got back my HTC logo, thanks again!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ChemicalM:
Ok... I'm ready to ask for help... I'm new enough to this that I'm willing to say please go easy on me.

So Im working with a rooted Epic 4G Touch. It's the EL29 root that seems highly recommended, nothing special, no special considerations there.

So moving along..

I accessed the efs with qpst to pull 0 and 1943. Locked, but visible.

Continued with the open sesame door instruction, rebooted, and tried to re-access the efs through the same manner (qpst efs explorer). Nothing. EFS explorer can't see, won't find it, nothing. Completely hidden. Including the open sesame door folder. It (the efs) hasn't been deleted. The phone still accesses all the normal information (Phone reports a normal imei, bluetooth mac, wireless mac, etc). But to save my life, I personally cannot access this directory to even see, let alone pull these two files for any type of modification. Nothing. I tried root file managers including Root Explorer as well in following other guides, nothing. DFS can access part of the hidden efs that I cant see with EFS explorer, (basically anything that wasn't locked before the directory became completely hidden - including the created open sesame door folder, [deleting it does not fix the issue], but nothing that was locked - such as the 0 and 1943 files I was seeking in the first place - is visible to DFS), however, DFS can access the information through NV Read range and the information is good, (that is, its accurate from the information I have for the device) (but its just the demo so it can't be edited directly, but it does tell me I suppose that the information is there and valid still?).

Anyway, so this is basically what's going on. I'm just trying to put this phone on metro, it seemed fairly straightforward.

I suppose the core questions are

1.) WHAT THE $&#@ happened to the efs, and is there something I can do to.. I guess normalize this? Any answers as to what, why, or recourse are humbly appreciated.

2.) Is there another route to accomplishing what I'm trying to do? I was contemplating reading the information from DFS (read range 0-1 and 1943-1944 which spit out item 0 and item 1943 respectively) saving these and editing them manually with a hex editor and then importing them back in the same way through DFS, since you can save them, but I don't know if the import is going to work, or even if that particular procedure will work. Is there another another method someone is willing to point out? I feel like Im drastically overcomplicating this...

I've been at this for awhile now... Any and all help is most graciously appreciated.

2.) Is there a simpler route to accomplish what I'm trying to do? Like shouldn't I be able to use CDMA workshop

Other questions that may be asked...

Do I have an efs backup... A proper backup? I'm going to say no. Not with all the content that I know is in there, though I have been able to pull what I can see (which is everything that dfs can see minus the locked items dfs won't show me -- which is more than what root explorer can see... if that makes any sense at all...)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chivasjose09:
You cannot try the open sesame door method on this phone. I think it is only used on htc phones. What you are trying to accomplish is not something that can be talked about due to it not being legal in some cases. The best way to do it is having the epic touch's esn added to metro then flash for data and mms.. There is a easy method to do it you just have to search
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ChemicalM:
Some cases unless I'm mistaken being the operative phrase. If I've honestly broken a rule already I will withdraw completely with my apologies. But if not, I am very much perplexed. Yes, I did eventually figure out that the open sesame method was not appropriate for this device. The metroflash method you speak of is ending/ended. This is no longer an option in most cases.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ChemicalM:
Ok well for informational purposes ---

The aforementioned importing of the two nv ranges was successful. For the life of me I can't figure out why the efs was invisible for so long and through so much effort and despite many attempts to read it, but after the procedure, it is visible again.

Any explanations for educational purposes are welcome.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chivasjose09:
I don't think you've broken a rule so don't worry. It is sometimes hard to talk about it. Most people use the terms donor phone or esn repair. The metroflash is ending or ended it is still not known. I live here in Dallas and stores are still flashing phones to metro. It is still possible you just need to look around to find the resources available. I forgot to mention that i have my e4gt to metro. Just pm me and ill direct you to the places you need.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ChemicalM:
Chivas thank you ~ I was attempting to keep the post free from such terms. I did actually get the phone up on metro using the aforementioned process using the proposed method I had outlined, (I was actually surprised the demo was able to do this because NOTHING could read those items once they disappeared on me, and then as soon as I finally did successfully edit them everything, including EFS explorer could read them again. I was very confused as to what had happened and am still interest if anyone has a proposed explanation). I appreciate your consideration. If perhaps you can direct me to a decent mms guide you can confirm working I would appreciate it because I dont think I've been able to send and even receiving seems highly dodgy at best. I would ask you if you could recommend a prl as there seems to be some contention on this subject as well, but as you're in Dallas I would assume I need to play with them to find the best one. I'm working on the GPS as well, but believe I've found the correct method as outlined here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1750366.

What would also be nice some additional information with regard to the following:

The device is connected to metro with a metro prl however, when in service going to about phone - status - mobile network shows "Sprint"

And similar with the drop down notification drawer (IM using the new senzation rom at time of writing fyi though unless I am attempting to flash), it also reads either "not in service" if searching for signal, or "Sprint". more information

Thank you again, all consideration is appreciated :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fenz4rt:
[MENTION=2375430]ChemicalM[/MENTION] How did you get to open EFS and NV items folder?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ChemicalM:
Wow... we're goin back pretty far here but if I remember correctly, DFS was successfully able to read the two NV ranges and after new ones were successfully imported the folders simply appeared, I don't believe I ever truly figured out why, but by that point the work was done so I didn't necessarily need it anymore.
[Transformer TF300T General] adrhodes:
Which is your favorite?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1776260

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1681014

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1789978
[Transformer TF300T General] SaWaX_inc:
Tg version dont have jb,WHY ANYONE DONT DO ON 3G VERSION,WHYYYYYYY!:D
[Transformer TF300T General] DJPraeses:
Are any of them suitable for daily use? Or still buggy?
[Transformer TF300T General] SaWaX_inc:
All of them has a bugs
[Transformer TF300T General] adrhodes:
All of them have minor bugs and no GPS D:
[Transformer TF300T General] bsaman:
I use the AOKP build 2 (last link) and have for the last week or so. Anything that doesn't work I don't use (camera, gps) so I haven't given it much thought. For me, it's been much better than oem, and a bit better than CM9 rc2. Definitely ready for prime time.
[Transformer TF300T General] thesnaz:
Really? I use SKANG and have had no issue with camera. Don't know about GPS.
[Transformer TF300T General] boat_drinks:
I use the CM10 as my daily driver and rarely have any issues. Granted with that being said I primarily use it for minor productivity things like browsing the web with chrome, screwing around on reddit, watching HD youtube videos, editing word documents with Polaris, and writing emails. A fully functional Bluetooth would be nice, however that may have just been updated in round 8.3. No personal need for the GPS at the moment.
[Transformer TF300T General] 3ddyz:
Is any of them worth unlocking for?
[Transformer TF300T General] danomat1073:
Yes AOKP runs well for me. Much better than stock in my opinion.
[Transformer TF300T General] ramongarza:
im running the euroskank one and have no bug issues.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hunter99507:
I have a quick question. Right now I am running the latest version of wookie rom. If I wanted to go back to Asus stock rom could I? Could I download the image from Asus website and use twrp to flash? I thought I read somewhere that I could brick my prime if I do that. If I can brick it, is their a safe way to go back to stock?

Thanks
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Smasher816:
Well if you are running a rom, i'm going to assume your unlocked.

If you unlocked then i suggest you get your NVflash backup files. Because as far as i know, that will make you unbrickable even from bootloader flashes.

As far as how to flash back i'm not sure, but I know there is a tutorial somewhere on XDA.

(Let the flames begin for posting in development forum)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kokopuphz:
This will result in an unrecoverable brick. Try downloading the stock for unlocked, located in this forum.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lilstevie:
1) this is not a development topic and should not have been posted in the development section, this should have been posted in general, or q&a.

2) follow the thread on getting nvflash access, that way you are protected from bricking once it is done, it requires being done first, so do that now. you cannot get nvflash access from an already bricked unit.

3) as long as you have the above you should be fine to attempt flashing a stock asus update. The problem with stock asus updates is still rather unknown, some units will flash it fine, others will brick, we have some theories, but nothing solid until we can get someone with nvflash access to get into this situation.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tpmullan:
Is it even worth flaming?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Striatum_bdr:
No flames, just reported to mods for moving it to Q&A
[Android General] patchmonkey:
Has anyone successfully rooted or obtained updated firmware for this phone? I am not even sure who the maker is (this is not the "K-Touch") so I cannot head to a website to check it out.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] snapper915:
Is there a way to change the miui softkeys like in aokp rom. Thanks and also where can I find the extended settings for v4.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
Yeah there is a way.

You need ZipThemer.

YouTube will tell u how.

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If I have helped you.... hit that sexy thanks button. ^_^
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kmoore11:
I ordered the Ultra Nano Optics (2 pack) from Amazon, but opted for the Flex instead. If anybody wants them, just send me your shipping info and I'll get back to you with my Paypal info.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] veyka:
Closed, selling of items should only take place within the marketplace :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] Krazex2005:
Is anyone else having a hard time sending SMS over wifi calling, it sends extremely slow, sometimes takes over 3 minutes to send one text, sometimes goes right thru, it's not signal strength I'm 3 feet from my router and it works perfectly for everything else including sending SMS, it's just random sometimes I disable wifi calling then re enable it and it works as intended.

Anyone having same issue? Is there any fix, I'm running latest energy paired with faux 007.
[HTC Amaze 4G] leaky0320:
I haven't had any issues with the Wi-Fi calling. No, that's a lie. I haven't experienced your issue though. My Wi-Fi calling is always telling me "Poor Signal" when the indicator is full and I have to make calls at most 10 feet away from the router or they drop. Faux does have a new kernel version out though, you could try flashing it. It could also be your ROM.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeffrey1027:
if I install nexus s drivers to my pc using a working nexus s phone, will another nexus s that's needs cwm reflashed be able to use those previously installed drivers from the working nexus s or need the drivers installed using the "broken" nexus s?

thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoberGalarga:
Surely yes ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Hey.

I come from the Rogers forums. The reason I am making this thread here is because I went over the thread multiple times, including the min-guide and the video-guide for GSM Nexus.

However, myself, as well as a few others, have been having a bit of a problem doing this because it just seems too overwhelming (and complicated) for us, and we were wondering if there is a possibility of getting a "layman's terms" sort of tips, hinters, etc. for it, especially when it comes to backing user data up (like sync accounts, contacts, etc.), and whatnot.

Thanks in advance.

Sorry if I come off as a noob/newb/n00b/whatever. I am a Multimedia student, not a developer or programmer, so I am not familiar at all with Linux programming.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gpfnzl:
Its probably better to ask a single particular question when you get stuck, What you have asked is very general.

Go as far as you can with the tool kit and when you have a problem give as much detail as you can so someone can help you.

Tool kits can be fast and easy but you won't learn anything and when you have a bit of trouble its all panic stations.

It's better to learn adb/fastboot, try this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1529058
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Oh. Sorry about that. Well, my main question is how to back user data up using the toolkit. I see options for applications and nandroid and stuff, but I don't see userdata such as contacts, sync accounts, etc. The most important stuff.

That's my main concern first and foremost. Also, I'm checking the guide right now; thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gpfnzl:
I've just checked the tool kit briefly and don't see an option for what you want to do.

How ever:

contacts will sinc to your google account. On your phone go into

settings>accounts and sync>select your google account and check sync contacts.

"Titanium backup" can save accounts, wifi and alot of other stuff.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
Ah. Alright, contacts, browser, and Google+ are now synced. In terms of user data, what would I really need to back up? I mean, if I flash, I can just redownload Google+, sign in, sync, and get my contacts back and browser data back, right?

EDIT: Also, it says that we need to locate the rom, which has to be .zip. I downloaded it from the Google Developers website, where they have factory images, but they are all .tgz. Is that fine?

EDIT2: Also, under ADB Mode, it never shows my phone's serial, so I can't do backups. :S I have Windows 7 64 bit. Fastboot mode shows the serial, though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gpfnzl:
I sync contacts, browser, calendar and gmail with google.

Apps with there user data I save with titanium backup so they can be restored to how they where with the last rom.

The paid version has batch mode so you can do them all at once. After installing a new rom you will have to down load titanium backup again, open it and then restore all your apps.

Factory image: will return your phone to out of the box stock. I personally find stock a bit boring and not so user friendly. Custom roms can be personalized, and the UI easier to use. But thats personal preference.

I have AOKP build 40 that can be down loaded from the xda GNEX development page. use .ZIP roms only

you need to unlock your phone

root

install clockworkmod recovery. the flashing of a new rom is done with clockworkmodrecovery

No serial?

on your PC, go into the"android-sdk-windows" folder, then the "platform-tools folder" and open a command prompt window (shift+right click in the folder then select open command window here)

type in

adb devices

if your serial number does not show up, reinstall the samsung drivers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdelaisAer:
For the rom, can I extract the tgz and re-extract it as a zip?

For the serial/adb stuff - I can't find that folder; where is it supposed to be? Also, do I unlock my phone after this or before? Also how? @___@ I totally got lost...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gpfnzl:
I've never tried the .tgz to .zip so i can't give a accurate opinion.

Have you installed SDK from the guide? or you can google search it and down load it.

It should be in

C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools

Titanium backup is only available to root users, so no good for you at the moment.

you can back up apps to google

settings>backup and restore but ive never done it that way, and dont know how well it works.

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back your sd card up to PC, from memory i think the unlock part wipes your phone