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[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
I found a way to "tune" the auto-brightness (assuming you are rooted) - this has worked very well for me - hopefully it will be useful to you as well:

You'll want to edit the values in this file to tune the auto-brightness (in my case, it would always set brightness all of the way down when at home):

/system/etc/config/brightness/brightness_config_04.xml

There are separate config files for both with and without IPS+ enabled (I've only tuned the values with IPS+ disabled since I don't use IPS+ mode).

Here is my modified config file if you want to use these values as a starting point:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<!--

**

** Copyright 2009, The Android Open Source Project

**

** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")

** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

** You may obtain a copy of the License at

**

** http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

**

** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software

** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,

** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.

** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and

** limitations under the License.

*/

-->

<brightnessconfig>

<!-- for auto brightness -->

<array name="autobrightness_SuperIpsOn">

<value>37</value>

<value>58</value>

<value>83</value>

<value>86</value>

<value>90</value>

<value>93</value>

<value>96</value>

<value>100</value>

<value>103</value>

<value>106</value>

<value>110</value>

<value>113</value>

<value>116</value>

<value>141</value>

<value>166</value>

<value>191</value>

<value>212</value>

<value>255</value>

</array>

<array name="autobrightness_SuperIpsOff">

<value>15</value>

<value>25</value>

<value>35</value>

<value>45</value>

<value>45</value>

<value>50</value>

<value>50</value>

<value>66</value>

<value>70</value>

<value>73</value>

<value>76</value>

<value>80</value>

<value>83</value>

<value>108</value>

<value>133</value>

<value>158</value>

<value>183</value>

<value>255</value>

</array>

<!-- for manual backlight -->

<item name="manual_backlight_SuperIpsOn_Max">255</item>

<item name="manual_backlight_SuperIpsOn_Min">37</item>

<item name="manual_backlight_SuperIpsOff_Max">161</item>

<item name="manual_backlight_SuperIpsOff_Min">5</item>

<!-- for manual backlight power consumption-->

<item name="config_enable_ManualBacklightPowerConsumption">1</item>

<item name="config_power_manualBacklightSetBrightPointA">45</item>

<item name="config_power_manualBacklightSetBrightPointB">55</item>

<item name="config_power_manualBacklightPwmBrightPointA">25</item>

<item name="config_power_manualBacklightPwmBrightPointB">26</item>

</brightnessconfig>

/ #
[Asus Transformer TF700] darkmuffin:
Doing that resulted in my tablet hanging at boot. I forgot to mention that in Lux I used the Android Debug option to see what Android thought the actual ambient brightness was. It fluctuated like crazy. I think I might have ANOTHER defective device. I'm getting really tired of this.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
Sorry to hear you had issues with this mod - just curious - what exactly did you do/change? Certainly, changing the values in this file should not cause a hang at boot. Did you change one value, two values, replace the entire file, etc?

You may be correct that you have yet another faulty unit - Asus QA is really bad (and seems to have gotten even worse with the TF700 if some of the threads here are any indication).

I do feel for you! I was pretty lucky with my first unit - just some minor light bleed that is only noticeable at boot-up...
[Asus Transformer TF700] DarsVaeda:
Like this?
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
Well, I've never monitored the actual values being returned by the sensor itself, so I can't comment on that (yet).... I can say that the values that I've modified seem to make the auto-brightness work really well. You might even notice that I have the same value duplicated for more than one "brightness level" - simply because the value would "teeter" between the two while at work, so I do think that the sensor is very sensitive, at the least.

However, what you guys are reporting sure sounds a little different and may in fact be a hardware issue, as you've eluded to.

I'll install an app to read the sensor directly and report my findings.

Thanks.

EDIT: FYI - I just installed AndroSensor (monitors *all* sensors - pretty nice actually) and while my light sensor DOES go back and forth between 0 and 6 lux constantly while in my normal "sitting position", they are the only two values reported as long as I didn't change the lighting level. So, it definitely is very sensitive, but the problem that you guys are having sounds much more dramatic that what I'm seeing. Would you agree?
[Asus Transformer TF700] darkmuffin:
Thanks, jtrosky. Once I manually edited the file it seems to work. Before I just copypastad the code into the file, but when I manually just changed the values, it did work. Maybe you could have ROM developers include this tweak? I'm new to XDA and now sure how that would work.

EDIT: Does your autobrightness ever turn down on its own without turning off the screen? It's driving me crazy.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
Actually, that's probably my bad - I should have mentioned not to copy and paste it - it seems that the forum "interpets" certain characters in that output and "hacks it up" a little. So, I can understand why copy and pasting could cause a hang at boot. I thought that there was a way to paste text as "code" so that it doesn't try to interpret the text, but I couldn't find that option for some reason....

Anyway, glad to hear that it's working better now. Good luck tuning it to your specific needs/environment!

By the way, I really don't understand why Asus doesn't allow you to "customize" these values - you should just be able to adjust the auto-brightness levels by moving the brightness slider while in autobrightness mode (kinda like iOS devices do it). Obviously, it can be done on the TF700... Oh well, maybe in a future update! :)

EDIT: Regarding the brightness level going down - I *think* that it will eventually lower the brightness automatically, but I think it takes much longer than than the brightness increases for some reason. Might be wrong about that though - maybe it doesn't ever go down (it should do that if it doesn't already though!)
[Asus Transformer TF700] redheadplantguy:
I'm interested in trying this. i can get current lux value for different situations from androsensor. what's the best way to get current brightness values so i can log them and know what levels i want to put in?
[Asus Transformer TF700] DarsVaeda:
There is no need for this.

When you feel the brightness is to high or low in a situation set the desired level and link it.

I have never "pre"-set any levels.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
Are you trying to set the auto-brightness levels with the brightness_04.xml file (or whatever the name is) or with the "Lux" app from the Play store?

If you are just setting the levels in the .xml file, just start messing with levels - you'll quickly find levels that suit your needs - I posted a list of the levels I used earlier in this thread - just start with those and fine-tune as-needed....

With the TF700, there really is no need for the "Lux" app anymore if you are rooted. The number of different "levels" are already defined in the .xml file - you just need to adjust the brightness for the levels by editing the .xml file - it's really pretty simple. I've found that it works really well without the need of a third party app...
[Asus Transformer TF700] redheadplantguy:
Is there also some way i can modify build.prop or something to lower minimum brightness on manual adjustment? often at night, i can't sleep. i like to use my tablet in the dark, and even minimum is far too bright for my eyes.

i DO LOVE the super ips+ display, however. i have seen friends with tablets that were impossible to see outside in sunlight.

but in a dark room, i need it down farther. thanks.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
A quick check reveals that the brightness slider goes down to 10, but you can set the brightness manually down to 3 and still see something (below 3 it's completely black).

Type this into a root shell:

echo 3 > /sys/devices/platform/pwm-backlight/backlight/pwm-backlight/brightness
[Asus Transformer TF700] redheadplantguy:
thanks. I'm thinking of using Rom toolbox to make a script I can run when necessary.

is the "echo 3" part the number 3 setting? say I wanted minimum brightness at 5. would I change it to read " echo 5"?
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
Keep in mind that if you want to permanently lower the minimum (or maximum) brightness, you can do so by editing this file:

/etc/config/brightness/brightness_config_04.xml

In this file, you can set min/max brightness (for both manual and auto-brightness) as well as "tune" the auto-brightness levels.

So, you could, for example, make it so when it's completely dark that the brightness will automatically be lowered to it's lowest possible value (which is lower than the slider allows).

The file is commented pretty well. Just make *sure* that after saving this file, that the permissions are "rw-r--r--" or else you will freeze at boot-up (guess how I know that! :) )

EDIT: you will need to reboot after making any changes to this file (in order to make the changes take effect).
[Asus Transformer TF700] redheadplantguy:
THANK YOU SO MUCH! YOUR AWESOME!

I ran the script with rom toolbox, went to bedroom and shut off lights, its perfect! i will be doing the permanent adjustment to it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
I think that reply was meant for [MENTION=4878287]_that[/MENTION]!

[MENTION=518363]sbdags[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4878287]_that[/MENTION] are awesome - not me! I'm just a Unix system admin by trade - that's the only reason that I know anything about Android (since it's unix-like)!!

Anyway, glad that we could help you find a solution - please let us know how things work out or if you have any questions about the values in that file.

Good luck!
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Strange that the file says the minimum manual brightness is 5, but reading /sys/devices/platform/pwm-backlight/backlight/pwm-backlight/brightness at the minimum position of the slider yields 10. But the other 3 limits are exactly correct.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
I believe that I read somewhere that you *can* set the brightness to a lower value manually via this file than you can with the brightness slider...

I've never tried it personally though.

Can anyone confirm?
[Asus Transformer TF700] elfaure:
Wow! You guys are waaay to technical for me. I only edit files when I need to. I just use an app called Screen Filter to filter the stock brightness levels down a bit. Its got a slider function for filtering light levels. Works great for night reading and night light functionality. Any stock setting can be filtered from 0 to 100%.
[Asus Transformer TF700] redheadplantguy:
haha, that's no fun at all. if I wanted to sit back and let an app do all my thinking for me, I'd get an iPood

:laugh:
[Asus Transformer TF700] elfaure:
No doubt they are missing all the fun. There's some file you can edit or hijack for just about every need on an Android.
[Asus Transformer TF700] redheadplantguy:
i tried this, and even though file saves and new values are saved, not working automatically. or with manual slider. anything i should double check?
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
Can you email me your custom brightness file @ jtrosky@gmail.com? If so, I'll take a look and compare it to mine to see what's causing it to not work properly...
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
Ok, I got your customized brightness file and after some testing, I found that I was completely wrong!!! For whatever reason, regardless of what value I use for the minimum manual brightness, the slider will not go below "10" for the brightness.

So, as [MENTION=4878287]_that[/MENTION] said earlier in this thread, the only way to go lower than 10 is to echo a lower value to the brightness file that he mentioned.

The manual minimum value in the file does work, just that anything lower than 10 will cause the minimum to be 10. For example, if I set the manual minimum to 50 in the file and reboot, then the lowest that the brightness goes (via the slider) is 50. If I set it to 2, the minimum the brightness will go (via the slider) is 10.

So, it seems that there is no way to have the slider go below 10. Sorry for the mis-information!

That being said, changing the "auto-brightness" values in the file does also work, with the same limitations (the CROMi-X values are already modified so that it doesn't go below 20 when in auto-brightness mode - you could at least lower that to 10).

When I looked at your file, the only value that was changed was the "manual minimum" - the autobrightness values appeared to be the defaults for CROMi-X...

So, what I'm saying is that if you want to go below 10, it looks like echoing the value directly to the file that [MENTION=4878287]_that[/MENTION] mentioned is the only way... I'm sure that there is a way to create an icon that would run the command for you (instead of typing it) - that way when you need the lowest brightness possible, you could tap the icon, which would then send the lower value to that file.

If you'd like, I'll see if I can come up with a way to do that (tap an icon to set lowest brightness value) - let me know.
[Asus Transformer TF700] redheadplantguy:
Thank you very much for trying. Currently, I'm using smanager to run script when I need it. They have a widget function you can set up that does exactly that.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
Ok, cool - again, sorry for the mis-information - I try very hard not to do that (mis-inform people) - obviously, I failed this time!! :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] Lola85:
brightness settings after a reboot

Hello,

Could you please give me some tips relating brightness adjustment

I'm adjusting display via /sys/devices/platform/pwm-backlight.3/backlight/pwm-backlight.3/brightness, but adter reboot always get 128. And i wish get last chosen value...

THX in advance!
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] CaptainRewind:
FYI the debugfs root method doesn't look to be working... not sure if you saw that in the other thread or not.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] *Madmoose*:
Had to throw up a pic...64GB....the only way to go :P

Card is a Sandisk 64GB micro.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Platypus222:
Is there a patch available for that Wifi thing? I don't have much of a problem doing it manually through the APK, but if there's a faster way...
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Platypus222:
Hey self, nevermind. If anyone else wants to just copy over the APK that you need to modify, just do what I said here -- http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30679535&postcount=40. You will need root, though, and I understand a lot of people don't. All it is is removing a few images that for some reason stops the notifications as well.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] IceDragon59:
lol. I appreciate you making it readily available for us, but most of us don't have root. :( Here's to hoping our spamming Verizon works quickly! :)
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] IceDragon59:
I added to and updated a few things on the list. Hopefully people will read it before asking the same things over and over.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Jafmf95:
Ha ha. You funny guy...
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] IceDragon59:
I know. The likelihood of that, right?
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] junkmail9:
Bump

Please add the DirtyRacun s-off method.

I'm sure there's other stuff, too. Lots had happened since we received s-off.

Thanks

Sent from my Fireball using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Linch89:
+1 sticky plz
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] mdmower:
IceDragon59, you've done a nice job with the FAQ, I wonder if you might also consider taking on the task of making an index post for ROMs, recoveries, unlock methods, scripts, themes, etc?

Oh, and it looks like you can remove the please sticky notice from the title.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] IceDragon59:
That's not a bad idea. I'll make it my weekend project. And thanks for pointing out the fact that this thread finally got stickied after 5 months.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] samstein66:
FYI, the direct link in the OP to the post with the .apk for killing the wifi nag is outdated. It takes you to post #40 in that thread, but that .apk may actually botch things up for folks running the latest stock Sense. There is a post a few posts later with an updated .apk to match the more recent Sense.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] mr_dr_parker:
Question

Is this an hpdi/mdpi device? sorry for being ignorant...

Thanks in advanced to whoever can answer this!
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] jose51197:
hdpi
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] mr_dr_parker:
Thanks!

Thanks!
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] kobebryant:
My incredible dont work with samsung USB cable (I hawe 2), but works with LG G2 USB. why is that?
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] psone1:
Strange, my works with Samsung cable good, same like on original htc usb
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] devinhfox:
Stupid question but how to turn off 4g?
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] IceDragon59:
There are multiple ways. I prefer adding the one-click Widget to my farthest right home screen (I reduced mine down to 3 screens, which I'm going to add to the main post how to do), accessed by long-pressing an empty location on a home screen, Widgets tab -> Settings (HTC) -> Mobile Network. You can also access the on/off switch via the pull-down tab (or via the app drawer) -> Settings -> Mobile Network on/off.

If you want to only turn off 4G and leave 3G on, you can download 4G Toggle and change the setting to 'CDMA only'. This still saves battery while allowing you access to the mobile network at slower speeds.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] IceDragon59:
I updated the list again. How did these two posts get to page 4? Ridiculous.
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] kliff39:
I just recently installed an official cyanogen mod for my phone and I wanted to restore my system, files, everything.

Don't get me wrong though.. I tried using Nandroid Backups I back it up before flashing, installed the rom properly after flashing.

My problem is, what should I use in restoring my system files without reverting back to my old rom?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Deleted member 4398224:
I do not understand you. Make a backup in CWM and then when you want to restore the ROM, in CWM make a restore.
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] kliff39:
Okay imagine this.. My current rom is cyanogen by tj styles and i wanted to use the official cyanogen rom.

So what I did, I backed up my files using CWM and tried to flash another rom (official cyanogen) . When I did successfully, I tried restore using CWM and after that.. I'm only back to my old rom. (cyanogen by tjstyles)

So my question is, how can i switch to a new ROM without losing my files?
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] a.cid:
Titanium backup

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[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Suranjan16049:
but apps gives fc ....isn't it?
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] a.cid:
Only system apps will give fc if you restore them + their data...

On most roms, normal apps will not give fc...

They fc the most if the rom has some memory hack implemented...

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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johmkel:
My sister's galaxy s both the back and option softkeys are not working..

is there a way to solve this problem or is this a hardware issue and need to be brought to a repair shop?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alejoar:
Did this happen suddenly or they never worked? Did you try flashing a new rom?

If it ends up being an unfixable hardware issue a good workaround would be installing a rom that let's you activate navigation bar (like slim ics for example).
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johmkel:
They are not working at all..

i dont know when it started to stop responding..

i will try to look for a rom and install it.
[Focus General] drakepayton:
Greetings all. I'm a recent Focus user having a frustrating issue. When my phone has been on for 12 or more hours (meaning it has been 12+ hours since I booted it from an "off" state) I stop receiving text messages. When I restart my phone they all appear at once, as if they were stuck somehow. I then can receive texts normally until it happens again, always within 24 hrs. This has happened on the locked stock rom as well as the unlocked custom rom I am currently using. The only thing I can think of is that somehow the SD card (SanDisk 8gb class 2) is not completely compatible (I used my own card. I purchased the phone used so it didn't come with the factory card) Any advice on the proper course of acting leading to resolution would be appreciated. Thanks for reading :)
[Focus General] random_n:
Try running the diagnosis app, entering *#32489#, Back, Back, 7 (Network Control), 1 (GCF), 3 (Setting Cancellation), End. That operation has been effective in clearing up my own SMS oddities such as delayed messages. Thanks goes to somebody on this forum for it originally. :)
[Focus General] drakepayton:
Thanks! I gave it a try. Unfortunately it will take a day or so to test. I appreciate the help and will post the results.
[Focus General] drakepayton:
It has been several days now without a restart and the problem has not ocurred again. Thank you for the tip!:D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sun-drop:
guys, my phone has been FINE for ages on I9300XXBLG8 ..then on friday while charging off my laptop ..i pull the plug and boom, it force restarts.

and has been doing so ever since ... just gets stuck at that very 1st galaxy s3 logo.

tried flashing the rom again ...odin fails saying no pit file found .... ditto flashing a kernal ...

looked around net and tried flashing a pit file ... odin log says > Re-Partition operation failed ....

anybody been able to fix something like this....? i have a few pit files i've found ..none seem to work.

are they rom specific ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zoot1:
Why are you trying to repartition your phone..PIT-Partition Information Table..is used for partitioning the flash memory of your device.. flash the firmware as PDA with repartition checked off..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sun-drop:
because trying to flash the normal way just gets me a "no pit file" error in odin.

and i can't get to recover ...

ok sorta progress .. trying to flash CWM recovery via odin3 1.85 gets me a progress bar at least ...but it's hung ... but thats the first progress bar ive seen on my phone afrter two days of trying ... might power off and see whats happens ..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sun-drop:
nope...nand write fail :/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] henrylhp:
how is the phone now? still not working?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Muzain:
So what is the status now? your phone recovered or not?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taxi341:
I have the same problem

I have the same problem

What I already tried

I have it on another usb port (nothing):crying:

And other PC :crying:

And others type ODIN :crying:

And 5 other pit files :crying:

And other firmware Roms from XDA And Sammobile :crying:

It remains no pit file partitioning or no re-partitioning :crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Calpol:
Exactly same here!! Died today whilst charging - tried everything the OP did but nothing works.:crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ergiovi:
I'm a noob of android, but i can try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1840030

??i've got a stock galaxy s3, can only work in download mode :crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spamtrash:
try this set but follow the screenshots carefully. If not... join the club, search for "sudden death" thread in General section, then, service can be your only option.