yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jamcar:
s III can flash a sperate recovery!!!! to tell if a phone can get a ROM and if there is a zimage then it can NOT flash a sperate recovery but if there is a boot.img then it CAN flash a recovery.img! the galaxy s and sII can NOT flash a sepreate recovery but the sIII CAN!!!!

EDIT: im speaking for the galaxy s phones other phones might be differnet
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jamcar:
ok lets say im on my sIII and have ADB and want to flash a recovery like im about to....

i do

adb push recovery.img /tmp
adb shell
dd if=/tmp/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
reboot recovery

that flashed a new recovery and rebooted into it

hope this helps
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
Simple enough.:cool: I will work something similiar into my code for your device. ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
Does anyone know if the following process is the same for all Samsung Galaxy S3 models, or is just a particular model, ie; I9300 ?

I ask this because I've noticed that different carriers that support the S3 all have differing model numbers. I'm already having to determine which "road to take" by model name, as some devices support the fastboot protocol and some do not. I already have to implement some kind of database just to distinguish between the different Samsung devices to determine which way is appropriate to handle this process.

adb push recovery.img /tmp
adb shell
dd if=/tmp/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
reboot recovery

Or...

Maybe a simpler fix. A UI change to allow the user to select which method to attempt, by choosing to use adb or fastboot. The adb method is more universal than the fastboot method, I could just make it the default method to use. People with soft bricks that can boot into fastboot on their device then can select the fastboot method to flash their recovery and unbrick their device.

I will still need to keep a small database of devices and their recovery partition strings tho. Damn...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jamcar:
as for the 4 US models i dont know right now ( im gonna look after this) but as for the international ( I9300) mmcblk0p18 isnt the recovery partition

EDIT: as for

adb push recovery.img /tmp
adb shell
dd if=/tmp/recovery.img of=/dev/block/
reboot recovery

yes it will work on all s III and i think it should work on anyphone with a recovery partition but the problem will be " mmcblk0p18 " as that might be different on different carrier's s III ( im still looking into that....)

RESEARCH (second edit):

sprint s III ( SPH-L710) mmcblk0p18

tmobile s III (SGH-T999) mmcblk0p18

at&t s III (SGH-i747) mmcblk0p18

verizon s III (SCH-I535) has a locked bootloader ( they have unlocked it), do you want to support it? (it can flash an unsigned recovery image)

international s III (GT-i9300) something else

***********************************************************************************************************************************************************

one thing a forgot to say inorder to use adb shell (which is needed for this to work) the user must have a rooted kernel, a ROM with adb root acess, and or ADB root binaries installed

i will look into the other info:

anything else?

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i dont know what it the easiest way to add the sIII but if it is easier do you want to add only the sprint sIII first? that way you can get both fastboot and adb to work? then you could add more devices....i say sprint becuase i have that one and can test it 100%
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
Cool. That will help provide a simpler approach to accomplish this mission :good:

For now, I can just state that the international version is unsupported. At least until I can obtain some more information about it.

Been working on the help docs. Will add this functionality as well. Will be a day or two yet.

Anyone else with any device specific information, please post it here. I'm in need of Make + Model number. If known, the best way to install a recovery for that device. Using fastboot or adb. Also need the mount point string, ie; /dev/block/mmcblk0p18 . TIA.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
@jamcar

I think this may be what we were looking for. Found this just a minute ago. It's just for the international S3.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jamcar:
um yep that seems to have it!!!!!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
I'll hopefully be able to support all GS3 models with the next update :D

EDIT:

Oh, and have information on the Galaxy Note too!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
Ok folks. For me to implement the changes that have been recently discussed, I am going to have to redesign the UI for AFR. I'm having a hard time determining the best approach. I don't want to clutter up the UI with checkboxes, radio buttons, an so on. I could really use some input from y'all, as you are the ones that'll be using this program.

My idea is simplicity, mainly for noobs, so as to take some of the fear factor away from customizing their Android devices. I've had over 850 downloads for AFR and WinFastboot combined, so I know at least some of you have tried it, I'd hope anyways ;). I can make it better without y'alls input, but as I stated, you're the ones that are using it, so why not try to appease you all? TIA.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jamcar:
you could do two tabs.....

one that uses fastboot

and the other uses ADB (mainly for galaxy phones)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
That's a thought. :thumbup: Now that I think about it, that might actually be the easiest approach.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
I've got way too many irons in the fire but... I'm working on a website with a sub-domain just for Android Flash Recovery. I intend on using it to maintain a list of currently supported devices as well as being able to update the device list from the application. Possibly even a help desk/or support ticket system.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
@jamcar

Question? Can the 'flash_image' binary be used with your device?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jamcar:
flash_image? i dont know what that is......
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
It's a Linux file system binary for flashing partition images. Check your '/system/bin' directory. I think it should be there. It's on my device. If it is, then yes I can. If not, it's extremely small, may be able to install a copy on the device, use it, then remove it from the device. I could just leave it too tho. Just a thought.

If I take this method, I can actually bypass fastboot altogether.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jamcar:
yeah it is there! do you want me to do anything with it?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
Nope. But that makes life much, much easier. :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
Just an update. I haven't given up on this although I am a little frustrated. I've been doing some research and I've found several tools here at XDA that can do this and much much more.

I've also been working on a new web site. It's been over 10 years since I've had to code for one. Boy am I rusty... Having to re-learn PHP, HTML, and CSS. Think my brain is suffering from information overload :eek: :silly:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
Web site is up... Mostly...

Visit ShinobiSoft Software

I have a few more things to do with the web site, then I can get back to AFR :D:p
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
Still not giving up. I'm having an issue with the 'flash_image' binary. I'd prefer to use this method as it is more universal. However, I cannot seem to flash a recovery with it consistantly. I've also been working quite a bit. As en electrician my work is hit or miss at times and right now it's hitting so I gotta do what I can while I can. Please be patient.

Even though my ultimate goal for AFR is to be a universal tool for all Android devices, for now it will stay limited to using fastboot until I can work out the problem I mentioned above. Sorry for this.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] post-mortem:
Hey Bill, you changed the name of your program, but not in the program. And don't forget the About box!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
Ummm, thanks but... What version do you have? Current version is 0.0.1.2_D. I just checked and everything is as it should be. It's possible you've downloaded an older version as I have links posted to them too ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] post-mortem:
Whoops! You're absolutely right, I was looking at the wrong version. :silly:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] JohnDotcoM:
Thankyou! Nothing Better than a Quicker solution for Flashing/Modding Again & Again!

Keep up the hard work :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
Thanks. Glad to help ;)

Sent from my LG-P509
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] gabo_lope:
Well thanks Bill, with this tool was able to recover my lg thrive for the fifth time. I wish this tool had been available two years ago when i decided to flash roms in my lg thrive...

Just notice a little problem closing the application when i disconnected the phone from the computer, the tool didn't respond to the click in the close button, so i had to manually close using the task manager, but other than that it worked flawlessly..
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mrvoltas1:
Fastboot recovery solw

Thanks Buddy .... Your are amazing
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
Been thinking about the shutdown problem you mentioned. ADB was probably in the middle of something which would have deadlocked the app until it was finished or it timed out.

Sent from my LG-P509
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
3000+ Downloads

This build of AFR has had 3000+ downloads :D as of today :p
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ibub:
That's 3000 people doing it the right way. :):beer:

I'd post you a cup, but there's no coffee button.

sent from a jellybean
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
@ibub

I'd like to think so.

I haven't given up on this project, just been caught up in another one. When I get my current project to a stable state I will return to this project for much needed updates. I plan on trying to make this tool as universal as possible. Until then tho, the only method that this tool supports for installing recoveries is via fastboot.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
Finally gathered up some balls to flash fastboot on my P509... It worked :D So now I have a test device to continue development with. In any case, I'm still tied up with OOne ROM Editor although hopefully not too much longer.

Since I've changed coding languages, thanks to changes in Windows, I will need to port AFR's sources from C to C++, but this shouldn't be too hard as I would only need to develop a few new classes since I have either developed or started developing the remaining classes with OOne ROM Editor. Reusable code, gotta love it ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ibub:
Oops I forgot this is not a specific device forum.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ibub:
I'm going to post this anyway. Could a key combination list for accessing fastboot mode be added to the OP? Key combination for LG Optimus One (p500 family) is to simultaneously press and hold HOME and POWER. Other models/brands may be different. Thanks.

sent from the p509 that I thought I killed again... no trouble at all :cool:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
I'll add them to the OP here and in the FAQ.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] prakharkmr27:
Dude! u saved my Rs400 (i.e., $7.5)

Gesendet von meinem u8800pro mit XDA-Developers app
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] askinkoc:
I still have not tried this program because i don´t have any recovery image for LG optimus vu p895.

Anyway thanks a lot for sharing this program with us.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jasminthoria:
Thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kitu34:
Could you tell step by step

- A PC running Microsoft Windows. 32 or 64 bit.

- Correct Android USB drivers installed for your device

- An Android powered device with debugging enabled

I am a newbie and i understood nothing,what after download,what about ADB, and the rest

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
Just a little note. I am currently in the middle of porting Android Flash Recovery to Python :D I'm about 50% finished. ;) I've included some enhancements as well, but I'm not gonna spill the beans until I post the update :p :eek:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ibub:
This tool has saved my phone... again. Tried flashing a recovery that was too big for the partition (I guess). Rebooted straight into fastboot (no recovery). Thanks once again for this. :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ibub:
And once again, this has saved my phone. I know that the OP has stated that this will not revive a brick, but the soft bricks that I have encountered have all been due to a corrupted recovery. Thanks brother.

:):beer:;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hash.86:
i bought a LG D802 32gb last night as i was using a 16 gb before i wanted to flash cloudy g3.. so i tried to install custome recovery twrp...

now i am in fast boot mode..

it says :

[880]fastboot mode started

[910]udc_start()

when i attach usb cable

[1100]-reset-

[1110]-portchange-

[1120]-reset-

[1130]-portchange-

[1140]-fastboot: processing commands

i tried holding volume + and and attaching the usb cable but no luck ... so now i have NO RECOVERY, NO DOWNLOAD MODE, AND MY WINDOWS PICKING UP MY PHONE AS "USB MODEM PHONE ADB PORT"

please help
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ibub:
I think that the reason that twrp is not loading is locked bootloader (does not pass signature verification). If you have copied the stock recovery.img or someone from your specific device forum has it, you might be able to use this tool to flash it. If fastboot does not recognize device, try unplugging usb, then reconnect. If successful, boot into OS, and install FreeGee app from play store (if os is jb). It should be able to install a twrp that will work with your bootloader. Good luck.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hash.86:
thanks for your reply mate.. i'll give it a try and will post soon...

thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Anas Ahmed Anis:
device none connected ERROR

xperia z1 lollipop...

already installed recovery but want to install new one ....

installed fastboot drivers....

help!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
This utility is no longer maintained. I've lost the source code and don't have the time to rewrite from scratch.

This is just a GUI wrapper for

fastboot flash recovery <recovery.img>

where <recovery.img> is the path and filename of the recovery image to flash.

As for your driver issue, I suggest uninstalling existing drivers, reboot, reinstall drivers, reboot and finally try again.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] hah2110:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-High-Ca...ccessories&hash=item1c29b88b59#ht_3678wt_1037

Anyone tried one? I'm assuming it is a sticker like those "gold" batteries, but you never know.... Seller has good feedback
[Galaxy S III Accessories] polesp:
You can see from the pictures that the label on that battery is stuck on, seems too good to be true when you get about 50% more capacity without any added width, it is more likely to be a fake
[Galaxy S III Accessories] vw671:
Snake oil.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] italiankd2562:
I saw this afew days ago.. i might give it a try
[Galaxy S III Accessories] hah2110:
I emailed the seller asking if there was a label underneath. More to come
[Galaxy S III Accessories] hah2110:
Theres another one up that is 2900mah US based seller. Guy has 300,000+ positive feedback.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] itzike:
i saw this too on ebay. i'm considering it
[Galaxy S III Accessories] lukesky:
seller feedback means nothing.. normal people won't test the batt properly and will just base it on their gut feel to see if it's better or worse than the original and if you complain that it's crap, the seller can just tell u you use it for 1 mth or something to "condition" it and he can get rid of 80% of all the people who complained
[Galaxy S III Accessories] hah2110:
valid point but I think at some level it goes to the quality of the seller.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kamark:
Any good these batteries? Can someone tell?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] OTAw:
Highly interested in testing this if I could just find one on amazon

-Sent from my T999 / T-Mobile Galaxy SIII :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] drock212:
I found this on amazon. Haven't heard anyone talking about it so I don't know if it's any good.

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0085N84SE/ref=mp_s_a_6?pi=75x56&qid=1344770322&sr=8-6
[Galaxy S III Accessories] elracing21:
Who's going to be the first to test? Lol
[Galaxy S III Accessories] hah2110:
That isn't slim. I'll order one off eBay. Don't know if I should do the 3250 or 2900. The label on the 2900 certainly looks better
[Galaxy S III Accessories] hah2110:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Recharg...ccessories&hash=item3f1a2aa00e#ht_1756wt_1271

Just bought this one... US based. We will see...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] akamajic:
What about NFC?

Anyone know is the SEIDO site is reputable? They offer extended batteries (with and w/o NFC) along with coordinating cases.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Mr Lime v2:
Seidio is very good. Little expensive but generally very good.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] shinigenEddy:
Please report back asap with results :D

EDIT: Just bought one myself, should be coming in 2-3 days..will report back soon :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] enahsak:
I bought a 4300ma (label looks the same). It worked for about a week Ttyl I dropped my phone.

Now the battery doesn't seem to work.

Phone won't come on, even when plugged in.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] twistmycap:
Dont do it! Not legit, friend bought this for his phone. Told the idiot that anything from china on ebay is a replica or fake.. It doesn't even last as long as the oem samsung battery
[Galaxy S III Accessories] dilema:
Unless they've made some amazing breakthrough in battery technology, I wouldn't believe it.

Battery manufacturing is at it's peak now, and manufacturers will put the highest stable capacity in the phones.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] hah2110:
The seller wrote me, in regular english, that the battery is truly 2900. We will see
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kd_bui:
How does it work? I hope it doesnt explode and damage your phone. I don't trust any Chinese product. I don't mind wasting 20 bucks. Just hope it doesn't damage my 500 dollars phone. Lol...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] perissatto:
i think the same : (
[Galaxy S III Accessories] popboywei:
You dont trust any Chinese product? What about the phone you have n the clothes you wear and maybe everything near you now? There do have some bad reputational manufacturers making low quality stuff, but as long as you use some common sense you will tell them apart from geniu ones. No free lunch on this world.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] tft:
i am looking for an extended battery capacity but don't want to turn the phone into a brick (ie those 4000mah batteries). it would be nice if there was a 2900-3000mah battery that didn't require a bigger battery door, but i'm skeptical about these batteries because i don't think it's possible to extend battery capacity by 900mah~ while keeping the same size battery.. i mean if it were possible, samsung would have made it 3000mah which would of been huge selling factor for the galaxy.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] OTAw:
Give it some time as this phone is still fairly new

-Sent from my T999 / T-Mobile Galaxy SIII :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] likwaiw:
Is too good too be true~~~~~ Is there any follow up??:laugh::laugh:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Msabbir75:
I tried the 2900 Battery, got it yesterday haven't cycled it properly and it seems better then the original. But i can already tell it charges MUCH faster then the original
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Sico69galaxy:
OEM SGS3 batteries are 3.8v 2100 those are 3.7v2900 do the maths
[Galaxy S III Accessories] hah2110:
How is it going
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Geordie Lad:
Faster charge means lower capacity.

And if you want to know the actual capacity just charge the battery from flat and time how long it takes for full charge, because it charges at 1000mah so if that capacity was genuine it would take around 3 hours so from what you saying it must be far less than 2100mah genuine battery.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] 45FGF:
Actually I think my battery life or you are basically two days before charging

http://www.elewarehouse.com/Nohon-1...ttery-For-HTC-Desire-S-33983.htm#.UDGq7_biZqU
[Galaxy S III Accessories] aristo2jzgte:
who is saying that the gold battery does not last long? that is total bs!!!! i have the gold battery and let me tell you, this battery last a very long time! at least 22 hours! thats playing with the phone most of time!!

---------- Post added at 08:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:19 PM ----------

just ordered it! ill let u guys know how it goes!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ChrisM0678:
I've had really good luck with Seidio products. Especially their extended batteries.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] likwaiw:
The largest capacity slim battery we found should be this one:

Not as large as 2900mAh. What a shame!!!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] BCSC:
Here's a tip

The person who printed the sticker for the battery spelled "Business" wrong. And any company that is going to make a quality product with an attempt to sell in an English speaking market, will make sure that the Warnings on the back actually make sense. DO NOT BUY this battery. You will get ripped off.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] OTAw:
"Bramd Busimess"? Lmao f*ckin fail!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] bhavi_jp:
Those who bought these deserves what they get. It's common sense people. Nearly 50% more capacity with same size as OEM? Samsung would have been all over it if it was remotely possible at this cost.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] tomdt:
Where are all the guinea pigs?

What happened to all the brave soul who tried the 2900 mAh batteries? What has been your results? Are we not hearing from you because you phones all caught fire and you cannot post anymore?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] tft:
you tell me.. how good is that snake oil? :victory:
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] Psycoboy15:
I'm wondering what everyone uses for an IM client on their tablets?
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] Radiofodder:
IM+ pro is a good one.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] ayman07:
actually we just revamped our floating IM app. check out lilypad HD

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tablifiedapps.lilypadhd
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] brantje:
I like lilypad HD, floating windows, msn, gtalk and facebook support :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] El Niche:
imo has been good to me so far. Use it in tablet and phone.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pqRegEx:
Sometimes I touch once, but DHD recognizes double touch.

for example, sometimes i touch a space bar, but dhd recognizes double space -> a period and a space inputted.

all the screen area have the same problem.

is my dhd broken? or all dhd's problem?