yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sfunk:
Thanks for the reply. It sounds just on the cusp of clipping when you start strumming. Is there any gain control/mic level control? Is it possible to record a few bars of heavy strumming with the mic input level at its minimum?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkmaracas:
No input gain control on the mic as far as I've seen unfortunately. maybe in future or with certain apps. A physical filter could take edge off if necessary. I have a zoom recorder for nice portable situations' but for rehearsals etc n7 is fine. I'd not worry..

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liobeir:
How to change the bootanimation for galaxy s3? :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
THEMES section .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jaskaran498:
First you need a rom that supports changing of boot animation. If you have stock, then forget about it. You also need a root browser like Solid Explorer Beta 2, Es file explorer etc.

If you have a rom that supports it, then do following->

Download the bootanimation you want. It will be generally "bootanimation.zip".

Go to folder "System/media" and replace the "bootanimation.zip" with new one. And after that, go to properties or whatever and change its permissions to READ WRITE-READ- READ.

If you want to change sound, then its in system/etc named as "PowerOn.ogg"

Hope this helps:)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liobeir:
well there is no bootanimation.zip in system/media. that's why I asked. I do see a bootsamsung.qmg and a bootsamsungloop.qmg file...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
The given instructions are wrong .

Zip does not exist as stock .

As posted Bootanimation in themes section .

Kernel that supports boot animation ZIP files required .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liobeir:
Where is the theme section... in settings?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
6th down.

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1563

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liobeir:
I'm on checkrom... does it support bootanimation change? cause I don't have theme settings. with remix rom there is... it's aokp...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Read the rom description ask in the rom thread .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UrbanDesigns:
Well I've been in two minds weather to get the S2 or S3, I initially wanted a second hand S2 to get used to all the rooting and flashing ROMs and incase I brick it etc.

Anyway, to save a life story.

I have a chance to buy a new S3 for £300, 1 week old unused. The thing it she said it is an "unwanted upgrade" and that it came with no warranty.

She is on contract, I know if it got IMEI blocked I will phone police or whatever, but do you think it can get blocked from am unwanted upgrade?

and shouldn't contract phones still come with manufacturer warranty? is there anyway I can get it
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodstuff:
No, highly unlikely.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bala_gamer:
to be in safer side, get some sort of proof for your transaction
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UrbanDesigns:
Do you think facebook messages would suffice?

I'll have her name/address aswell if anything goes bad.

@nodstuff, what's highly unlikely?

Also, it's locked to vodafone as it's contract. I know rooting can unlock it but is there any other way? I would rather have an official unlock
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodstuff:
That it will be imei blocked, if in doubt call the network and ask.

Unless they are lying and it is stolen, call the network is the safest way.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UrbanDesigns:
Could I really call up Vodafone and discuss somebody elses contract?

I've also seen unlock codes on eBay for £6 which I would rather do then rooting it and unlocking (although I plan on rooting anyway)

So I assume they generate the unlock code from the IMEI and other info? Tons of people offer unlock service for a fee when there is actually a free program on the internet that generates one
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodstuff:
No you can't talk about someone else's contract, what you can do is give them the imei number and ask if it is blacklisted.

Although reading your last reply i think what you mean is sim locked, and in that case it is very likely that it is sim locked.

There are plenty of places to get sim unlock codes to allow you to use it on other networks, in fact, the person on the contract may even be able to get it sim unlocked by asking Vodafone for the code.

If you stay on firmware pre-XXBLG1 you can use voodoo sim unlock to unlock it for free but in subsequent updates Samsung stopped that method from working.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Szadzik:
UNWANTED UPGRADE: A phone that you get from your carrier, usually for free, every 24 months of your contract, but you do not need it as you still enjoy your old phone.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING STOLEN, BROKEN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT!!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UrbanDesigns:
I was thinking the unwanted upgrade would come with some kind of insurance, if she told her contractor she lost the unwanted upgrade I was thinking that it could got blocked by them (which I'm quite positive they can still do that, although I don't see how she would benefit)

I think asking her to ring up and get it unlocked is a little too much to ask, could I ring up after I've bought the phone?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sxi200:
In Australian, Vodafone has a free unlock website. It works only on high end phones and they can be unlocked the minute you get them. Unlocked plenty of Samsungs and iPhones through it.

Maybe Google Vodafone unlock to see if they have the same thing where you are.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Small leaflet or web statement.

Sales reciept will Samsung accept second user is the key .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UrbanDesigns:
Thanks mate!

Just spoke to one of their reps, they are going to get me a unlock code. It takes 5-7 days though which gives me enough time to check the features of the phone are working good.

I am going to contact Samsung tomorrow, the previous owner hasn't even used the phone or even acknowledged the fact it comes with manufacturer warranty so hopefully I can still register it
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sasukewa:
Are all the new custom ROM made from the stock 4.0.4 safe to install? Is the bug still present? What exactly is the bug anyway? Some ppl say you cannot wipe data others disagree.. which is it?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
All custom Roms based on 4.0.4 with custom kernel like Siyah, Dorimanx, Dream or Speedmod are safe.

Why are they safe?

-The custom kernels I listed above do not have the brick bug present on stock 4.0.4 Samsung kernel.

- So basically, any 4.0.4 custom ROM with any of those kernels are safe.

Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] thruput:
i am wanting to change my PRL. i am using cdma work shop. it says that i cam connected to com 3 USB

when i go to read it says searching in (DM) mode or diagnostic mode. then it will error out saying that it can not connect to device.

does any one know what the proper settings may be in order for me to read the device.

thanks

jc
[Xperia Arc General] zippy01:
These files in this post are official and direct from Sony emma account.​

Hi, here is the original stock generic rom for 4.1.B.0.587 :)

Part 1 HERE mirror HERE and HERE

Part 2 HERE mirror HERE and HERE

Part 3 HERE mirror HERE and HERE

MD5 ======= 2f1212dd09ceb3dfecaeddc9b96573ea

Also after root using the .562 kernel when putting the .431 kernel back on there is a notification about a system update on the phone

So here is the 4.1.B.0.587 stock kernel to flash afterwards with flashtool

Kernel only mirrors HERE and HERE

I was searching everywhere for these for ages so if I helped somone please press thanks :)
[Xperia Arc General] zippy01:
Just had a thought I uploaded the wrong version. Can anyone confirm that this is .587?

Thank you
[Xperia Arc General] aiakabka:
its not

The kernel only didnt work, but the part files works nice
[Xperia Arc General] zippy01:
How do you mean the kernel didn't work?

EDIT...

Just checked the files and they all work fine
[Xperia Arc General] areavip:
Link is broken.
[Xperia Arc General] SammiSaysHello:
Simple 1 file 1 downloads :highfive:

Working Generic Global 587 lt15

Working Generic Global 587 lt18

Working 587 Kernel Link
[Xperia Arc General] zippy01:
My links work fine...

Sorry, my file was named wrong so I have fixed that and reupped :)
[Xperia Arc General] iridaki:
It is always good to have a few extra mirrors. ;)
[Xperia Arc General] xminirom:
More info about stock rom and other head over to this post >>>http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2277901
[Xperia Arc General] crizto:
on flashtool detected as LT15i (arc) not LT18i (arc s)
[Xperia Arc General] wendellkean:
a huge thanks for u , searching this for long time edi
[Xperia Arc General] miibrito92:
Tried to get back into stock using Flashtool, this is the flash log:

17/021/2013 02:21:38 - INFO - Selected LT15 / 4.1.B.0.587 / Generic NCB World

17/021/2013 02:21:38 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

17/021/2013 02:21:44 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.

17/021/2013 02:21:48 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

17/021/2013 02:21:49 - INFO - Opening device for R/W

17/021/2013 02:21:49 - INFO - Reading device information

17/021/2013 02:21:49 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.

17/021/2013 02:21:49 - INFO - Current device : LT18i - BX902TSR0A - 1254-2284_R1I - 1253-8238_4.1.C.0.7 - WORLD-i_4.1.B.0.587

17/021/2013 02:21:49 - INFO - Start Flashing

17/021/2013 02:21:49 - INFO - Using an unofficial loader

17/021/2013 02:21:49 - INFO - Device loader has not been identified. Using the one from the bundle

17/021/2013 02:21:49 - INFO - Processing loader.sin

17/021/2013 02:21:49 - INFO - Checking header

17/021/2013 02:21:49 - INFO - Flashing data

17/021/2013 02:21:51 - INFO - Loader : S1_Loader_Root_773f - Version : R4A066 / Boot version : r9A029 / Bootloader status : ROOTED

17/021/2013 02:21:53 - INFO - Disabling final data verification check

17/021/2013 02:21:53 - INFO - Processing kernel.sin

17/021/2013 02:21:53 - INFO - Checking header

17/021/2013 02:21:53 - INFO - Ending flash session

17/021/2013 02:21:53 - ERROR - ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CLASS="SECURITY_CLASS";ERR_STATIC="SIN_HEAD_VER";ERR_DYNAMIC="Failed to verify sin header";

Tried with inumerous FTF files, tried lt15/lt18i, tried to flash the kernel first and same error, tried to exclude kernel, ta, fota, no final verification, tried to flash a lower custom kernel and rom, tried bootloader relock, tried a original kernel, tried seus, pc companion and still the same. I want to get back to stock again and i can't find a way to do it :S any help?
[Xperia Arc General] zippy01:
Is your bootloader locked?
[Xperia Arc General] miibrito92:
I've checked using s1tool and it said that the bootloader was locked, but when i tried unlocking it using sony's official way, it said that was already unlocked :S any way to revert this?
[Xperia Arc General] zippy01:
So did you unlock with s1tool in the first place?
[Xperia Arc General] miibrito92:
no, i didn't. I bought this used phone and already came that way. I've used the s1tool to verify if the bootloader was unlocked, since during sony's tutorial it said it was already unlocked. In the s1tool was written "LOADER VERSION: R4A069" and far as i know, it means the bootloader is locked.
[Xperia Arc General] zippy01:
Have you tried relocking the bootloader see if that helps as usually you cannot flash stock if the bootloader has been officially unlocked.

Br
[Xperia Arc General] miibrito92:
Yes, i did, through flashtool. Everything goes ok when unlocking and relocking the bootloader, but same "failed to verify sin" error. Is there a possible way to return to stock instead of using the flashtool?
[Xperia Arc General] zippy01:
If you have a ta backup you should be able to restore and flash with Sony update service. If not then maybe someone with setool can help contact phoneunlockserver.com they unlocked my girlfriend's Xperia with setool
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zhuhang:
I just bought Xperia acro S yesterday. :D

This is the FTF firmware for acro S, from SEUS.

INFO:

Model: LT26W

Android: 4.0.4

Baseband: 8660-AAABQOLYM-314010-16

Kernal: 3.0.8+1.0.21100-30145-01949-g0df3406

BuildUser@BuildHost #1

SMP PREEMPT Thu May 31 18:50:49 2012

Build: 6.1.A.1.58

Region: APAC (Malaysia) *but i think same for worldwide:confused:*

FEATURE:

Keyboard Input:

Xperia Chinese

Xperia Japanese

Xperia Keyboard

PIC:

LINK:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByNUkjeWE65xcjRtMTI5Ml9HY0E
[HTC Rezound] wildfirewolf:
Hi guys,

I'm just wondering if anyone knows of a fix to get Browser Sync back as an option under Settings -> Accounts & Sync -> Google. I tried adding ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk in /system/app but that didn't seem to help.

I followed these instructions: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1510099 with the Browser.apk and ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk from CleanROM DE 1.4 but still no luck.

Thanks!
[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
maybe it didnt work because clean rom 1.4 is an older build from neo's?

download a rom that is based off .10 OTA and pull the 2 files needed from there.

then make sure previsions match the rest of your apps in system rw-r--r--

then clear cache partition in recovery and reboot the whole system.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ChaosFirZen:
​

Welcome To The inFamous Kernel Created By ChaosFirZen ! What is Infamous Its A game Noob! Kidding But it's Inspire mo The Game is So " \m/ " So Im Using A Intel i5 And A 2GB VRAM And The Game is Smooth on My PC And 2nd is The artwork of inFamous That's Why I Called My Kernel InFamous !!! Brilliant! 2nd Is This Is My Own Source NOT from Doom or Jimbo I Just get the I/O and governor.. :) Thanks Jim and Doom.

Download Link :

Main Kernel : http://www.d-h.st/mbM

Wi-Fi Modules : http://www.d-h.st/02G

Changelog : 1.0.0

Added Governors

Added I/O

Tun Support

OC

Ondemand Tweak

vr Tweak

Longer Battery Increased =P

Un-Secured Kernel

SuperChargeV6 Mod @ Build.prop RC1

- MANY ILL ADD MORE INFO ,IM GOING OUT SO THIS ONLY FOR NOW - :cool:

​
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ChaosFirZen:
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[Xperia Arc Android Development] ChaosFirZen:
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[Xperia Arc Android Development] MaxFTW:
It's kernel by Chaos FirZen!!! I hope it's as fast as Trinity! Downloading!

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[Xperia Arc Android Development] papayayoghurt:
Compatible with 587?

Sent from my ICS-powered arc S. From Austria!

PS: PM me if you are a Rubiks Cube lover.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] MaxFTW:
There is no SmartassV2? Ohhh... :(
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Patambiz:
Jeje
[Xperia Arc Android Development] MaxFTW:
Chaos, WiFi modules don't work - WLAN doesn't turn on.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jarein95:
no smartass but yes lulzactive that is the same.

Lulzactive: based on Interactive & Smartass governors and is one of the favorites.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] justkiddinghere:
.587 ? Does it support that
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jarein95:
my wifi work, reflash the wifi modules!!
[Xperia Arc Android Development] MaxFTW:
I'm on MooDeD JB-ICS 1.0.1 and WiFi still isn't working!
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ChaosFirZen:
Note MooDeD ICS Have A problem so. I have no wifi to bit i figured it out by flashing the rom after flash dont restart fix permission at advance.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jarein95:
On arconium ICS wifi work fine!!!

Please do a dalvik cache and then reflash the kernel modules!

CHAOS what is the best governor for the battery life?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] MaxFTW:
Works perfectly on Jelly Sandwich 3.0, try it out!
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ChaosFirZen:
I dont want its A nandroid :S
[Xperia Arc Android Development] MaxFTW:
Sorry Chaos, but your English is mess a bit. Let's do it again - I want to have MooDeD JB-ICS and inFamous on my arc S. Is it generally possible?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ChaosFirZen:
Yeah. Its Working.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rod555:
great job Chaos!! Download and test on your last rom ;)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ArcMan09:
Does this Work with The latest .587 fw.:cool:
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Jon565G:
Thanks for this, been waiting for it since you posted about developing a new kernel around 2 months ago. Cheers

Btw, if anyone is wondering, it's working perfectly on .431. No random reboots, (Unlike Trinity which were 2 or 3 times every day)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ChaosFirZen:
So how is battery life? :P
[Xperia Arc Android Development] MaxFTW:
...and I would like to have working WiFi. How to reach that?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ChaosFirZen:
1st Flash my ROM again after flashing dont reboot it clear dalvik + repair permission then flash wifi modules.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Jon565G:
Great, been using it for around 3 hours and has only dropped 4 - 5% on standby. That's with a bit of screen time on as well, just under 10 mins. (This is O.C to 1.5 ondemandx)

This is definitely a keeper, Trinity's been draining my battery very quick these last few days. Lot better than stock :D

BTW, would you know why luzactive constantly keeps my processor at 1.5? I have already wiped dalvik, cache and battery stats. (Trinity also starting doing this about a month ago)

Cheers
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jarein95:
Anyone can tell me the best governors on the set cpu with this kernel?? I want to have a good battery life and a smooth phone in the games, but i dont know what governors use!!!

please help me!!
[Xperia Arc Android Development] lamducthien:
Good kernel
[Xperia Arc Android Development] MaxFTW:
That's what I wanted. Thanks, Chaos! (also clicked "thanks") :)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rod555:
wifi work! :good:
[Xperia Arc Android Development] HSNalfar3:
Wifi is working with me but it keeps dropping the signal very frequently :eek

Edit: the wifi is working fine now :good:
[Xperia Arc Android Development] MaxFTW:
Doesn't work with MooDeD 1.0.2
[Xperia Arc Android Development] blackhawk1:
Very very nice kernel boy. I found something strange, don't know whether it's kernel related, but somehow voice call quality is so good with this kernel.

Battery life could be better. If you could somehow improve it this would be the perfect TEN.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] gpkumaran:
Anyone, How's the battery life compared to stock kernel?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rod555:
Better for me, I use 1.01 Chaos rom and set tweak standard
[General Questions and Answers] krank77:
Wife wants one but as she has not much experience with smartphones (except symbian) a low end device would be a good starting point.

Decent camera, 5mpix+ and power to run Web browser so it's not frustrating.

Ofc the bigger the screen the better.

Main use case would still be talking so if there are problems with built in speaker or modem sw that would be deal killer.

Any suggestions?

Price max 120€, that's ~150$ and needs to be available/shipped to Europe.
[General Questions and Answers] lemayautocare:
I would get a decent one and just strip the programs she wont use. I personally regretted getting abasic one to start with a week later when I wanted more out of it and had to go buy another. Same with my wifes phone.. hers lasted about a month. Same with BOTH of our tablets. May as well start out with what you are going to want if you ask me.
[General Questions and Answers] dvandam:
I'd get a mid-range phone. Maybe one that is over a year old but still powerful, like the Galaxy S2. Probably better off getting a phone that used to be top of the line and has been discounted heavily due to depreciation as opposed to a phone that is entry level. I would really stray from weak Android phones.
[General Questions and Answers] krank77:
Thanks guys for the replies. Will rethink my strategy here:)
[General Questions and Answers] skinzy98:
Ik it may seem older but I have a Samsung vibrant and this things still kicking its getting jellybean on xda.
[General Questions and Answers] garagedroid:
What about Huawei phones? When I was at MWC this year, they offered phones on ICS 4.0 with quad core stones that were quite nice and much cheaper than their HTC or Samsung brothers.
[General Questions and Answers] hiSSteria:
^This.

I wouldn't recommend a low-end Android phone to anyone, as it simply defies the whole concept of smartphone. It is not exactly "smart" when you have to wait whole eternity for a simple operation as starting a web browser, and doing a search. My Wildfire got so slow, that even typing an SMS was frustrating because of slowdowns. When using a offline navigation (IGo), I had to wait several minutes for program to load, and for GPS initialization. Even after it loads, it is frustrating to use it, because of weak CPU.

I guess, any phone with 1Ghz processor will be a good start...
[General Questions and Answers] gesange:
All guys here are right........low end Android phones are very slow.

Really consider to buy a phone with least 1000 mhz.......they quite fast and great :D

I have a HD2 with 1000mhz and he is still kickin on 4.0 ICS :D
[General Questions and Answers] matt4321:
Huawei Ascend G300
[General Questions and Answers] dvandam:
Part of it is I speak from experience. I got my wife a Samsung Intercept for Virgin Mobile about a year ago and it was abhorrent. It was a low-end phone when we got it and it didn't take long for it to just become nearly unusable. Even with a FroYo upgrade it still sucked. Between the horrible phone speed and horrible internet speed that Virgin provided, we did a complete 180 and I got her an unlocked Galaxy Nexus and now we do T-Mobile PAYG 4G plan. Now she's really uses her phone for web stuff, apps, messaging, and taking photos, as opposed to before with the Intercept where she could just message and talk for the most part.
[General Questions and Answers] yodawgiherdyoulike:
Huawei Ascend G300
[General Questions and Answers] AIPHEE:
I would go with xperia mini or mini pro, they are perfect phones with very good camera. I think woman can apreciate the outlook too.
[General Questions and Answers] saywhatt:
How about the good ol' Galaxy S?
[General Questions and Answers] iconic_icon:
how about considering lenovo phones?
[General Questions and Answers] twilightnx:
samsung galaxy S 1 would be a good one. I'm assuming she just wants a phone that works all by itself and stuff right? No custom roms or other "technical" stuff?
[General Questions and Answers] ph10m:
the s2 is a good choice but will easily break your budget. is this price with a contract or without? there's a bunch of phones available, as long as you stay above 1ghz as previously mentioned, and she'll be fine :)

Sent from my GT-I9300
[General Questions and Answers] krank77:
Xperia is definitely an option. Where I live Huawei and Lenovo are not found in b&m shops but Xperia sure has it perks with the design. Thanks for all the comments so far. I am now convinced to stay away from the absolutely lowest end of the line.
[General Questions and Answers] math.Nur:
how about xiaomi m1s? great phone with cheap price lol...

:cyclops::cyclops::cyclops:
[General Questions and Answers] Asianwhocantgetthingsdone:
i would start out with a galaxy s2
[General Questions and Answers] saywhatt:
s2 is NOT a low end phone..
[General Questions and Answers] JethroUK:
Totally agree

Huawei G300 Ascend Smartphone - £102.95 to £72.95 with credit acct, down to possible £67.01 (incl cashback) Delivered @ isme.com

at £67 from HotdealsUK its a total no-brainer

bought one myself - totally luvvin it - you'll struggle to find another android to complete for less than £200 (check GSM arena complare)
[General Questions and Answers] exynos:
Try buying a Pantech phone. They're notorious for their midranged phones that are also low cost. :)