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[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beepea206:
This is my first tablet and I've always stored my backups on an external card, so using the internal memory on the 300 brings up some questions.

When flashing a rom and wiping data, will that wipe the folders and app data on the internal memory?

Is it best to keep TWRP and Rom Toolbox (app) backups on the external SD card?

I could be wrong here, but before flashing a new (testing AOKP and CM10), I did the 'factory reset' in twrp, as I would normally wipe data & cache before flashing a new rom on my other devices... but it appears that twrp doesn't completely wipe the data partition and some of the app data was still there. Am I wrong or does twrp not touch the internal memory, other than whats in the 'data' folder?

FWIW, I'm doing twrp backups on my SD card, but RTB app backups on internal... but if flashing a new rom will wipe the RTB folder from internal memory, I'll have to start backing up to the SD.

thx for any help/advice.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bsaman:
I think the wipe doesn't touch either the internal or external SD cards. At least that's been my experience with CWM.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Cuban Cigar:
I'm running on the latest Paranoid Hybrid. I think it's beautiful and i'd like to thank the developers for a great job.

Has anybody found a way to change the color of the ON SCREEN Software buttons?

I read that This Rom lets you do that but i can't find the option.

Thanks in advance.:good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Yankee0750:
I'm using it but never seen that option, there are cm10 themes on the market that you can download and install with the rom, just check and see which one you like the most.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tadcrazio:
So for hours I have been in the forums everywhere on the internet always leading back here. I am trying to root my kindle fire. I have everything set up the way it should adb enabled the whole 9 yards. I used the kindle fire utility to root. However Burrito root on my kindle fire says i need to run "adb shell /data/local/tmp/BurritoRoot3.bin --root" so i did, after I do that I do the "adb shell /data/local/tmp/BurritoRoot3.bin --intstall" it shows up and looks good. BurritoRoot says thank you I go to flash the bootloader and it says access denied bootloader not flashed then run "adb shell /data/local/tmp/BurritoRoot3.bin --root" . If i opt not to install the bootloader i'm back at the run"adb shell /data/local/tmp/BurritoRoot3.bin --root"

I HATE THIS, i'm so stuck so lost. and so new to this. Please someone shed some light on this!!! I want jellybean on here bad!
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thepooch:
That's because burrito root is outdated it will not work for 6.31

You need the 9.6 version of kfu if your gonna flash a rom rooting is obsolete all you need is fff and twrp and you can flash a rom but right now the download for twrp is broken I would wait till it is fixed and confirmed fixed before attempting to do anything plain and simple....

The newest version can be found here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tadcrazio:
No.. I have the 9.6 version and I do not have 6.31 on my kindle. When I try to install twrp and firefirefire it tells me I need to run "adb shell /data/local/tmp/BurritoRoot3.bin --intstall"
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
I may be wrong (unlikely) but I'm 99.999999999% sure KFU 9.6 does NOT use (or even call for) BurritoRoot to gain temporary root access. It uses a certain binary to set your bootmode to "fastboot" so you can install and access custom recovery, which is what gives you the temporary root access needed to permanently root the device.

Perhaps you downloaded the wrong one?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tadcrazio:
I have the correct one. About a year ago i tried to root it and I got that error. I thought before I unrooted and restored my kindle. i guess i did not. So now I cant seem to do anything because of my current issue. It works fine, however when i plug my kindle into my computer the sdcard does not show up. I just want this thing to be normal now!
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Ok, what ROM are you running? Most custom ROMs these days require you to turn USB debugging off before it will mount the sdcard to USB, unless you're in recovery, in which case you have to use the "mount" function.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tadcrazio:
No rom.. Its the standard kindle fire android os. I tried rooting about a year ago with burrito root. didnt work.. and now Its still the standard kindle os. It does not show the sdcard. ALSO when i boot i get the triangle to boot into recovery but I cant actually boot into it. this has been going on for a year....
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Well, what do you want to do with it? Do you want to try and root it again? Install recovery and FFF?

There's probably no way to tell exactly what's wrong (or fix it) without reinstalling either a new stock or custom ROM. But if I were to guess, I would say it would probably have something to do with your computer, considering you haven't done much to the device other than attempting root. Although, the fact that your recovery partition is either missing or corrupt is a bit concerning. It was obviously installed because of the version of FFF you have was packaged with it, so the fact you can't access it is pretty strange.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tadcrazio:
Well, I wanted to install jellybean on it, but seeing as I cant get it rooted fully or unrooted? appearently and FFF and twrp on there correctly i tried just making it "normal" or "stock" however from what i read, i cant do that without access to the sdcard. So I'm lost. it doesnt only happen on the one computer, it happens on several. Any ideas?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
http://www.linuxliveusb.com/

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=22067293
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tadcrazio:
I'm on ubuntu as we speak.. no sdcard.. not sure what you want me to do..
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tadcrazio:
I did what was in that thread.. and now getting jellybean?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
::banging head on desk::

Why didn't you say you were already on Linux? Is it safe to assume you already have your udev rules set up for the KF as well?? Use the Pokey9000 method (fbmode) to put it into fastboot, reinstall TWRP and then use TWRP to install FFF1.4. Neither one of those requires the sdcard (but TWRP may give you access to it). TWRP gives you the temporary root needed to flash a custom ROM and permanently root it, which may very well fix all of your problems.

If not, at least you have something better to work from.

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Are you unable to use TWRP to mount your sdcard or use "adb push" to get something to it? You may have to try and mount it with the command line. It seems you somehow lost your mountpoint

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What do you get when you enter (in recovery):

adb shell cat /proc/partitions
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tadcrazio:
okay.. Well I was on windows 7 all prior to this. I do not have edev rule set up i dont think.. All of this is new to me. Only thing i did was set up adb from the link you posted earlier
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Ok, my apologies. You need to get into recovery and enter the previous code so we can see if your sdcard partition even exists. If so we'll try to mount it via command line. It may be as simple as reformatting it or recreating the mountpoint.

If not, we'll probably have to rebuild your partition table, which isn't as bad as it seems.

Either way, it's most likely fixable.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tadcrazio:
I can't get into recovery. When i boot up it has the yellow triangle with fire and at the bottom says press powerbutton for recovery. If i hold the powerbutton it either gets in a bootloop or shuts off..
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Which is why I said earlier to reinstall TWRP and then FFF1.4.

[Edit:] just be sure to flash FFF1.4 in recovery.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tadcrazio:
Reinstall them on linux or in windows? if on linux how?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Whichever one works for you. If you're able to send adb and fastboot commands with no problem in Windows then use it. If not, you'll have to use Linux.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tadcrazio:
oi, i'm probably overlooking something and being a pain in the neck. But I dont know the commands for either one.. I'm sorry i need like step by step instructions unfortunately
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23747567

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25730650
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tadcrazio:
I type in

"adb push C:\kfu\software\fbmode /data/local/tmp/"

However i just get error device not found.

Even when I type in adb devices it shows up not found. I have gone threw the adb setup process a million times to double check everything and it still dont work.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Okay, I have to ask...What state is your device in when sending adb commands? You need to be booted into recovery in order to push fbmode to /data/local/tmp

If you've tried that and you're still having trouble with Windows, give Linux a try. Just be sure it's configured properly.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tadcrazio:
I can't get into recovery mode. I thought I went over that before. it gets into a bootloop when i try.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
I know you can't get into recovery. I'm explaining the situation as it is. You can try the Linux route, as I suggested, or you can fork out the cash to buy a factory cable and wait. It's up to you.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tadcrazio:
I'd try the linux route however I dont see commands for it. The link you provided is only for windows.

And a factory cable when plugged in would automatically boot the device into recovery allowing it to be flashed?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
The commands are the same. You just have to follow typical Linux convention. Unless you use this

No. If used properly, the factory cable forces the device into fastboot, for those who have no other way to change the bootmode.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tadcrazio:
Okay if i buy a cable is there a guide that will show me what to do?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Yep.

Hold the power button until the Kindle is powered down completely.

Plug the cable into the computer first, then your Kindle.

The Kindle will turn on automatically. When it does, it will be in fastboot.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ditchmond:
My titanium backup, backups to my dropbox. Today I noticed a slight decrease in space on my computer so I ran windirstat and noticed a large amount of usage in the titanium backup folder in dropbox.

Going inside the folder, I noticed 854 files. They are all named: com.fsck.k9-xxxxxxx-xxxxxx.tar.gz(with a bunch of numbersletters).

Each file is 20MEG in total (so 15.6GB in total).

Any idea what is causing this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J0ESK0:
Hello,

I like to keep my custom ringtones directly in /system/media/audio ... is there a simple code that I can add to the ROM's updater script that will leave this unchanged with each flash? Thanks in advance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cam1john:
So if I want to buy zynga poker chips, playstore is brought up with an option to pay. However, i have 2 Google accounts and play store won't allow me to switch accounts to pay with that other account.

I mean, I'm logged into it and its been added to my phone, I can make marketplace purchases with it etc.....but only one of my emails comes up when I want to do "in game" purchases....thoughts and thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SferaDev:
Android wasn't made for app multiuser, so if you have this problem unload your non credit account log in to the app, quit and sync your other account. It may now detect the other account a the main.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] etamme:
My Gnexus screen broke, so i bought a new one and replaced it, yay! Problem is... when replacing it, i damaged the volume connector... bad. The ribbon cable didnt just tear, the actual solder pads lifted off the PCB (no i was not using a soldering iron)

I have tried many times to reattach the pads by scraping down the pcb to get to the connection points, but no luck - they are about the as big as the cross section of a human hair. I have soldered some tiny stuff before, and this is ... not possible for me.

So... My phone is stuck on boot screen after flashing CM9. I had the forsight to install CWM touch recovery, but ... now i am stuck at the boot screen and cant get into fastboot, or other mode.

The best I can do is short out the volume to get into Download (odin) mode.

I think that all i need is a wipe of data/cache and the thing will boot up. but with my volume buttons totally unusable .. i am at a loss. I dont really want to get into using heimdall ( i am a linux user) if i dont have to.

Any one have any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] atifsh:
did you tried adb reboot-bootloader instead of fastboot reboot-bootloader?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dalanik:
Hi everyone. I have another (probably) stupid question(s) about backing up apps prior to flashing ROM. I have installed all my apps and backed them up with Titanium. When I flash ROM it is easy to restore. All clear. Now, all my apps are on INTERNAL memory. Now I have decided to install games as well, I keep all my games on SD card.

1) Is it necessary to backup apps on SD card? Aren't they in .androidsecure folder on SD card? If so, will they be automatically visible to the new ROM/System?

2) Another variant of the question - If I use Link2SD, which doesn't move apps 2 SD like app2SD but creates links and uses second hidden EXT4 partition to store apps (apps look to the system as if they're on internal memory), is it necessary to backup these apps? Or will they become available simply by reinstalling Link2SD?

Thanx

D.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dalanik:
Since noone seems to know - I had to try myself. And the answers: Super Wipe script from Revolution wipes .androidsecure folder. The second SD card partition (EXT4) for use with Link2SD is not accessible, I wouldn't say wiped since it displays usage info, but all apps there are not accessible.

What remains to be tried is to make a backup with Titanium and see whether it restores everything :) Luckily, before trying I did full backup from recovery so I can continue experimenting with all my apps intact :)

D.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] gonzo0o:
Hi,

I am interested in knowing how customizable the LG stock rom is. I mean is it possible e.g to change the white system menus and iphone'ish switches to the basic android ics/jb look? or is a custom rom needed for doing this?

Thanks in advance
[LG Optimus 4X HD] trudtilp:
Hi, the LG stock rom it's very customizable but not as a cooked rom. For example, you can set the percent of battery on status bar. Set a style of loock-screen with 4 app. link and selec the app. into the link. You can uninstall LG stock App. from the rom! By defaul, you can choose four different themes for the launcher. You can modify the status bar quick link to the settings (ex. Data connection, fly-mode, WiFI and ecc. ecc.) and with long press on it you can go directly on setting of it.

This for example. :)

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Some screen-shots for example. Sorry for the italian language. :P

Laucher

Status bar

Theme launcher

Lock-screen

App. drawer

Settings
[Kindle Fire General] webdroidmt:
So, now that we've had JB on our KF for about a month, I'm wondering why Google made 4.1 Jelly Bean, instead of just updating ICS to v4.1. Don't get me wrong, JB is fine but aside from Google Now, I don't see any real benefits of JB over ICS. I guess it's nice that on some JB roms, you can have either a tablet or phone ui but I just have the rom I'm using on tablet and haven't had any need to switch to phone. I'm on twa_priv's CM10 SGT7 rom and it runs great but so did his CM9 rom.

I guess it's no big deal but you would think that to go from ICS to JB, the corresponding version number would be Android 5.x. but IMO, I don't think this "update" warranted going up a full version number, or from ICS to JB. In my everyday use, I really don't see a difference between the two. Google talks about Project Butter, well ICS ran damn smooth for me, so I'm really not noticing the butter.

To sum it up, while there's nothing really wrong with JB, for me, it's pretty underwhelming to be considered a major revision update. Any and all opinions are welcome, especially those pointing out specific JB features/benefits that I'm not seeing.

Mike T
[Kindle Fire General] veeman:
There's enough changes under the hood for it to be a newer version.
[Kindle Fire General] webdroidmt:
That's a very general statement. What are some of these changes that may make a difference to allow it to be a whole new version, as opposed to an updated version of ICS?

Mike T
[Kindle Fire General] sweeds:
Because it sounds better from a marketing stand point?

I see your point that to a front end user not an whole lot of differences. But I think they did a lot of optimization and performance enhancements that the developers considered to be worthy of an upgraded OS rather than a patch to the old version.

Sent from my CM10 KF w/ Tapatalk
[Kindle Fire General] webdroidmt:
Very good point re: Marketing. I would think Google introducing the Nexus 7 with something "different" in JB makes sense. For me, after playing around with it and looking through the file structures, it feels like an updated ICS with a nicer notifications interface and a cool new killer app in Google Now. IMO, there's very little difference both visually and performance-wise from ICS. Maybe rightfully so, because ICS is a very good OS on its own.

I'm all for progression and I think that Google Now has tons of potential. GN is a big selling point for me with JB, I just hope that Hashcode, or some other programming genius finds a way to get a mic working, so we can take advantage of its capabilities. Of course, regardless, I'll still want to be on the cutting edge, using the latest and greatest OS...unless it's a total dud!:laugh:

Mike T
[Kindle Fire General] z0phi3l:
I think that between Project Butter, new notifications and Google Now that there's enough to call it a new version ie JB, but it's just not big a change according to google for a major version change, just a minor one.

Just imagine what's going to be needed for the next major version change
[Galaxy S III General] psp888:
http://youtu.be/33DoSZuS1ao
[Galaxy S III General] daraj:
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. Linky to ROM
[Galaxy S III General] nodstuff:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1834836

You didn't even try to search, in fact you didn't even look at the forum for a second.
[Galaxy S III General] jnr21:
YES, WE ALREADY KNOW!!! THERE'S NO NEED TO MAKE A NEW ****ING THREAD EVERY ****ING MINUTE!!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1834836

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1834891

thanks...
[Galaxy S III General] garment69:
rumors and now a video. A leak should be out real soon.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Chochiwpg:
Hi,

My wife just got the i747 model of the Galaxy S 3 not too long ago and I was helping her configure her contacts. Prior to getting the phone I saved all her contacts to her Google account so when she sets up her Google account on the S 3 it will automatically sync the contacts as well.

That worked without any problems, but when you go to contacts it displays all the contacts in her sim card and all the contacts from her Google account as well, so everything is showing double. How do I get the phone to only show the contacts from her Google account? I see that you can delete the sim card contacts, but I don't really want to delete them from the sim card, I just don't want them to show.

I own the T989 Galaxy S 2 and with the stock ROM you have the option in contact settings---contacts to display, you can choose which account you want to have the contacts "display" either just from your google, just from your sim, or a combo of the 2. I can't find that option on the S 3. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gfunkmonk:
'Contacts to Display' is in the contact settings.. you have to scroll the menu down.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Chochiwpg:
Thanks I'm an idiot.
[Windows 8 General] np231:
Hey guys, just came across this article that compares the features of RT and Windows 8 Pro version

Should I get the windows RT, which will be cheaper and I will get office with it. Or should I get Windows 8 Pro? (I'm aware of the $40 upgrade but this is mainly for buying a new computer)

Will the metro apps take care of most of the computing needs? I only need office and photoshop, everything else is done in browser.

Source
[Windows 8 General] coolqf:
Get Windows 8 Pro. Think of them like this:

Windows 8 Pro includes:

- Traditional desktop apps, so think of all the apps for Win 7

- Tablet apps, apps that you find on the store

Windows RT only includes the "tablet apps."

What Microsoft essentially did was create a system within Win8 where they added a layer where it functions as a tablet and all the tablet apps also work on Win 8. Pretty slick, but a little confusing. Example, an app behaves differently within metro than within traditional Windows... Overall, for $40, if all your apps work with Win8, then it's definitely worth the price.
[Windows 8 General] mikeeam:
Errr. Do you have a hybrid pc or something like that? RT version doesnt sell just like this. Windows 8 RT just come within your new tablet/ARM gadget. You cant purchase and install it.

You just have Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Enterprise (if im not mistaken). Anyway, Get Windows 8. There is no need to get Pro version.
[Windows 8 General] SferaDev:
Use Enterprise if you need wtg if not professional.

Sent from my RK29 tab...
[Windows 8 General] lumpaywk:
Enterprise also allows side loading metro apps :) a bit off topic for this but worth saying as this is a dev forum. Though i think enterprise is only available to business users (i may be mistaken as i have access to it i have not really checked but i did hear this).
[Windows 8 General] SferaDev:
I have downloaded msdn enterprise rtm trial to make my own wtg. When windows 8 releases I'll use pro.

Sent from my RK29 tab...
[Windows 8 General] np231:
I am aware that Windows 8 RT comes with the device, you can't buy it. But, I was asking if it would be worth it to buy that device with RT or wait for Windows 8 Pro b/c the battery life might be really bad with the Pro version.
[Windows 8 General] dazza9075:
I think the point is, no one knows.

patience my friend, it wont be long now and the inter Wibble will be full of reviews to pick over.
[Windows 8 General] StevieBallz:
Battery life will depend greatly on the devices hardware. According to what Intel claims Intel Atom based tablets will be available with a battery life of up to 10 hours. Those would support Windows 8 Pro and should offer comparable battery life to Windows RT tablets. But I guess we will have to wait until they are actually on the market to answer this.
[Windows 8 General] nbates66:
you cannot buy Windows RT standalone, it only runs on ARM CPU's and is only available preinstalled on ARM hardware, dilemma solved.
[Windows 8 General] phailyoor:
Photoshop will not be released(at least in full form) on RT. That means that an RT device is totally worthless.
[Windows 8 General] TravisAntonio:
It will be, if it is there for Android tablets, it will be released for Windows 8 RT as well.