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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kmdub:
Generally, if you use a full firmware package in Odin, everything that we care about gets updated/replaced. This can be application bootloaders (what you call HBOOT), secondary bootloaders, parameters, trust zone, radio, etc. Full update packages generally include some or all of the aforementioned items. It is possible to flash these selectively (flashing just a bootloader for instance), depending on method used and how the package is configured.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Davidion:
Thank you. I'm assuming the full firmware package is the standard distros containing the tar.md5 files such as the ones on Samsung-updates.com?

I've been having this symlink issue with flashing ONLY certain roms and I can't figure out why for the life of me. I've been thinking that it may be a HBOOT/partition corruption, but I've done the full system/data/cache/dalvik/SDcard wipes and ODINing stock afterwards, and I still can't resolve it. That's why I ask, as maybe there's some setting that got corrupted somehow that all of these things can't fix.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Hey man!

Sorry I haven't gotten back to you on those logs...just haven't gotten much from them yet. Hoping it'll be an wasier read when I get on my pc later.

Anyway, to your question.

I looked at the ota update/patch abd this is what's updated with this UVALH2.

aboot.mbn. (Apps boot partition)

rpm.mbn (partition w/ chipset related firmware???)

sbl2.mbn (secondary bootloader)

sbl3.mbn (same but separate partition)

tz.mbn ( (ARM?) trusted zone)

Also installs:

/system/etc/install-recovery.sh

/system/recovery-from-boot.p

These will rewrite the recovery back yo stock on reboot. Delete to have custom recovery permanant.

Also updates the boot.img (hboot) and modem (NON-HLOS) as well as many patches to the overall /system

And it installs new items to the overall /system

That's the ota. I THINK that installing via kies or odin with the FULL update will overwrite everything, updated or not. I have not had time to confirm this yet.

Starting to feel a bit....scattered!! :D

Hope that helps!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kmdub:
That's correct. Just use that and you will start from scratch.

I have confirmed that it does not install these two files if using a full firmware package via Odin, unless it automatically deletes them upon first boot (plausible). But, for all intents and purposes, one does not have to worry about this if starting from scratch with the full firmware package through Odin. I have done this twice, and have never seen those files, and never had a problem with a custom recovery.

FYI, boot.img is not hboot. boot.img is your kernel. aboot is the analog to hboot. OP: Personally, I would just start from scratch with the full firmware package through Odin. It takes about 10 mins (not counting your backup and re-setup time...lol) and it will update everything and practically give you a factory fresh phone. Start from there if you are having issues.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Davidion:
Hey guys, thank you immensely. Doc particularly as he's tried to help for a few days now thanklessly. kmdub, thanks for the insights, it's good to know regardless of the outcome.

I've actually done the full EVERYTHING wipe, starting from practically scratch, and am still running into the same issues. I will try a couple of times more.

Also, the creator of the S3 toolkit had this to say:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30628722&postcount=175

It's an interesting perspective; matches up with my experiences thus far but I wonder if there are any workarounds if true. It's also kind of strange that few, if no others are vocalizing having experienced this problem.
[General Questions and Answers] fozzy501:
i cant seem to get the right stuff it says that i have the unofficial cm9 alpha? help and i dont have google play or anything like that
[Galaxy S III General] s3lover:
Works very well for me
[Galaxy S III General] domjen:
Forcecloses in Samsung browser.
[Galaxy S III General] port76:
+1 me 2 I'm on hypergalaxy jb v1.0.5 thanks
[Galaxy S III General] j0ep0:
Maybe you should give credits to the right people, stempox for example.
[Galaxy S III General] speedyjay:
I read somewhere that this only works on dolphin browser which.....I don't like....
[Galaxy S III General] j0ep0:
Works for me on stock browser as well...
[Galaxy S III General] port76:
works on stock for me too fantastic I tried various flash apk this one works flawlessly guys and I'm running hypergalaxy 1.0.5 :D thanks
[Galaxy S III General] bbboldy:
+1

works for me too...

thank for sharing :good:
[Galaxy S III General] sulan83:
Works great!
[Motorola Droid X2] ztotherad:
if possible, can i get one of you to upload a newer stock 2.3.5/2.3.6 nandroid that has been wiped of your user data?

i want to take over the mx2 port for the dx2, but i also need your help! if you can upload one thats been wiped of your data and has root access ill be grateful

thanks in advance!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] bproulx:
My wife and I both own raiders, originally from rogers..I s-offed both phones and we've been running the dark raider rom since about version 1.2 with no problems..still using wcx recovery as I haven't had any issues with it.

Our friend liked our phones enough to jump ship from blackberry and went and got a used bell raider running official ics. I unlocked his bootloader successfully, s-off worked like a charm, but here it gets weird.

It boot loops after trying to install ANY custom rom..! I tried 3 different recoveries, all of which failed on kernel install.. tried the old way and fastboot flashed the boot.img and still got boot loops or crash to recovery..I'm not new to these procedures..even had hyuh from juopunutbear irc remote in and try his hand at it with the same results.

I restored from bell ics ruu - phone boots normally. What gives? Did bell modify the hardware??
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] LaZiODROID:
My buddy has the Rogers Raider (and I have the Bell) and I've done the root/s-off etc. on both of them and there was no difference in workflow needed.

BUT - I think you may have to flash an "insecure" kernel just once to allow your recovery to successfully flash kernels during the ROM install.

Below is the thread where you can download kozmikkick's insecure (aka "stockish") kernel. It's mentioned in the first post of the thread below. Give that kernel a flash (It looks like it is in a ZIP format that you can install via your ClockWorkMod recovery?) then try to flash your desired kernel. If you want to flash the stockish kernel manually, look inside the zip. There is a "holiday.img" file.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1572015

Also - Not sure if this matters, but I have been using ClockWorkMod v5.5.0.4 recovery and I have been able to flash many roms (and their respective kernels during the rom install)

Good luck!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] bproulx:
So, since he's already s-off now and whatnot I can flash the "stockish" kernel you mentioned on his stock rom? Or will I have to try flashing a custom rom along with it? And if so, coming from Bell do you have any rom recommendations? I'm a fan of the dark raider rom personally.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] bproulx:
Getting a 404 not found on your link..
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] bproulx:
Nvm searched the forum and found it..still wondering if I can flash it on stock bell ics tho.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] LaZiODROID:
Sorry bout the link.

I'm not sure if it will work with stock... my assumption would be yes because its called "stockish"... but I dont know. I say wait until you're ready to flash a custom rom before you try it. So - flash the stockish kernel (i prefer via fastboot), then reboot right into recovery, then flash rom... and see if it all went ok?

You have the stock Bell RUU, so if anything goes wrong, you can fall back on that.

Right now I'm on the Pure Velocity rom... loving it.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] bproulx:
Omg..ok tried the method u posted with kozmik "stockish"..but got looped at boot... But the rom I was installing had an option to install an unsecured at&t stock boot image and that, of all things, did the trick. What u said made me think to try it. :)
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] LaZiODROID:
So... after you got that going, were you then able to flash a rom with a custom kernel (all in one shot?)
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] bproulx:
Yes. After flashing the kozmik "stockish" kernel, then the custom rom, booting and getting as far as "android is upgrading" before boot looping I figured why not flash the entire thing again this time with the proper kernel and it went perfectly. I was using cwm5.5.0.4 for the record..which I'm told is still the best. My friend was happy, and I was just glad it worked this time..I was so confused why the Bell version wouldn't take the software..!

As always, I found the answer right here on XDA. Thanks again!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] LaZiODROID:
Mint

I like when things work !!!

Happy romming
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] aznmode:
Anyone know how I can enable 4 way rotation? There's an app in the Play store but its $2.99 after trial period and thats a bit too much for 1 function that I need. TIA.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] aklyrical:
You mean all the way 360?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] aznmode:
Yes...any idea? I'm doing some google searches and it can be done by decompiling the framework.res via apktool and enable it but not quite sure how to use apktool. Gonna keep researching.....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] aklyrical:
Hmm.. I don't know man, I know CM10 roms have it as well as CM9 or AOKP
[HTC Inspire 4G] aggie71013:
After rooting my Inspire with AAHK no matter what rom I install car mode toggles on and off and drains my battery/ doesn't allow me to functionally use the phone. I've searched XDA and tried many of the suggestions including trying different roms and uninstalling the app via Titanium Backup. After uninstalling via Titanium Backup the app doesn't fully launch anymore, however it still takes over my phone. All of this has been to no avail. Any suggestions on getting this problem worked out?
[HTC Inspire 4G] thenorm89:
Search for NoDock in playstore. App that fixed the issue for me. I would post link but can't.
[HTC Inspire 4G] aggie71013:
Worked Like a charm. Thanks for the help.
[HTC Inspire 4G] sir_dwtc:
Car Mode trigger

I had a similar problem last night... This probably doesn't relate directly to your problem, but maybe it'll help someone else.

I've had my phone rooted for almost as long as I've had it (~18 months) without having this problem. I've been running ShoStock 3 (JB 4.1.2) for about a month. I'm running this ROM because I have to use Lotus Traveler for work, and the version of Traveler we have isn't compatible with JB 4.2).

Last night I got in my car and was talking to my wife on my phone. It was ~93° F and my air conditioning doesn't work in my car. Since I was talking to my wife, I didn't want to roll down the window and have a lot of noise from wind or other cars driving past. After a few minutes of talking like this, I was sweating like crazy.

She had asked me to stop at a store on my way home, so I did and I grabbed the items I needed, all while continuing to talk to my wife. As I was standing in the checkout line, my phone started switching back and forth between Car Mode (or Driving Mode or whatever the term is) and regular, so the external speaker was turning on and off.

I'm not sure if it was the heat that got to it, or if it was the sweat from my face, but even after we hung up (since we couldn't talk when it was doing that), it still kept switching to Driving Mode and back. I wiped it off and it seemed to stop. I tried to call her back when I was getting back into the car, but it started doing it again.

Moral of the Story: Large amounts of facial sweat seem to trigger automatic toggling of Driving Mode.

EDIT: I just realized I posted this in the Infuse thread, while my phone is a GS2 (i777). This thread came up as a suggestion when I started to write a post for the i777 Q&A, hence my accidental post here.
[HTC Inspire 4G] kevin_3_57:
Well, that could explain why on summer my car mode was acting like crazy. Solved it by changing rom, but still good to know.
[LG Optimus 2x] 16k:
Not for the LG 2x but for a Samsung Galaxy R (same tegra 2 chip as in the 2x).

Read all about it : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1725044

And please port it :)

cheers,
[LG Optimus 2x] HerrKuk:
:banghead:

----------------------------------------------------------------------

arcee: the star, the galaxy R, and the grand X are completely different devices. different components, different resolutions, different radios, different audio amps,different panel manufacturers, different almost everything. The designs have nothing in common other than being T2

tonyp: so it's either LG or nothing?

arcee: yes
[LG Optimus 2x] kingvortex:
This has been said many times before. This rom is NO use.

Read this thread - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1836191

And please search before posting again, especially in the development forum.
[LG Optimus 2x] armato:
omg :( why! why! whyyyy!!!!! :|
[LG Optimus 2x] darkshot:
Again Galaxy R!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want LG Optimus 2x ICS ROM!!! Fu... Galaxy R!!!!!
[LG Optimus 2x] mikle_01:
:mad:

Plz.....delete this post...
[LG Optimus 2x] pukidukie:
Omg please kick him out...

Gesendet von meinem Optimus 2X mit Tapatalk
[LG Optimus 2x] Alarmmy:
Porting a rom is not easy like putting a fingers to a *****. You know wat i mean. They are 2 different devices and there is no way to port it:beer:
[LG Optimus 2x] barril:
:confused:

Enviado desde mi Optimus 2X
[LG Optimus 2x] tomsi91:
kill him by painful death
[LG Optimus 2x] JasonBourne.Qc:
OMFG!!! Please, stop creating new thread for that FUC**** ICS update or Tegra2 driver release...

16k, are you kidding us? :confused:

You can't read? :confused: Because HERE, it's for OPTIMUS 2X and not for Galaxy R...

You can't make a little research before posting SH**? :confused: And you ALSO post your shi*** thread in DEV SECTION...

All that noo* should be banned for this... :angel: Amen!

***MOD, please close this thread***
[LG Optimus 2x] Impact7:
First, guys calm down!! Everybody can make a mistake!

But for just for a few seconds my heart skipped a beat^^

Tonyp or somebody else who could know a mod, can you pls ask him to delete that thread? To prevent wrong happiness...
[LG Optimus 2x] Stefan Gündhör:
TROLOLOLOL :good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woySeSNBL3o
[LG Optimus 2x] SuperSkill:
Guys, try to be nice, newbies often think they're true gold diggers. Report to mods instead. And to diggers, our devs would know it for sure if there sources have been available for public.....
[LG Optimus 2x] rjjcvb:
Finish him!!

Fatality :cool:
[LG Optimus 2x] JasonBourne.Qc:
Well, i was trying to be nice but enough is enough...

There's a ton of that kind of thread...and with 50+ post, you should know to post new thread in the right section...

And you should be able to make a REAL research before posting new "old" thread.
[LG Optimus 2x] dorwoo:
Ban this idiot!

Sent from my LG-P990
[LG Optimus 2x] Striatum_bdr:
Instead of ranting did any of you reported the threads to mods ? They don't read all threads, you must click on the Alert panel on the right side of first post to report (evidently not with Tapatalk, but browser...)

Far much useful....
[LG Optimus 2x] Stefan Gündhör:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gSQg1i_q2g
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArcNoob:
I was happy to install and boot Letamas gen8 ics release and had to download the SDE again. (Because i was crazy and thought the normal firmware is a bit faster with default kernel and initrams) and than i wanted to download it and it sayed: "Site not found" ... now my question if its the debt of the new design of the archos.com site? or did they end the availability of the SDE.

Sorry for my bad english and looking forward for a solution

Thank You

the ArcNoob
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Amphibliam:
So I'm switching to T-Mo hopefully within a couple of weeks, and I really like the S3 and the One S. I like the S3 more, but I don't know if it's worth the extra $130. Opinions?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] awrnsmn:
The SGS3 is for sure worth it. Fantastic phone!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .xxx.:
No doubt about choosing s3
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebobp:
If you're cost conscious, get the Galaxy Nexus for $350 from Play with t-mobile's $30/month, 100 minute 5GB prepaid plan (supplementing the 100 minutes with a google voice caller like groove ip). Over the course of two years, the lower plan cost would save you approximately $1000 (assuming that you would've otherwise gotten an $80 plan, not unrealistic including taxes).

Why the Galaxy Nexus? Because it's pentaband. Unfortunately the unlocked versions of the S3 and One X don't support t-mobile's frequencies as far as I know. You could buy the t-mobile version up front, but you'll eat an extra $300 that way for a phone that won't even work with any other carriers if you change your mind. You'd still save $700ish, but it's hardly ideal.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickmv:
I own a One S and have used an S3. My opinion is that the S3 is only superior in its display. Speed-wise, the S3 and One S are neck and neck. Some tests even show the One S beating out the S3.

At the speeds these phones are at, you won't notice a difference in the overall experience between the 2. However, most people tend to get the S3, since it's the newer phone and has the nicer screen. I personally chose the One S since its screen is only 4.3 inches, which makes it much more comfortable to hold.

Either way, you can't go wrong. Both have good mod support and plenty of ROMs that range from modded stock ROMs, all the way to CM10/AOKP/AOSP roms.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VoiD_Dweller:
I'm waiting for the Two hah

Seriously though non-expandable memory kinda kills it for me on the One S and reading the display isn't as sharp as the s3 is a deal breaker for me. One S with non-removable battery cover? Sealed? Ugh what a nightmare..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -DarkKnight-:
my answer is different.

if you have big hands or like touchwiz, then use gs3, BUT if you don't have that big of hands(me), or like sense 4(me), then use one s as that is smaller

and even though gs3 has removable storage, it still cannot be used as ext. so all the people you hear saying that sd card is good, I have just shot down half their aurgument

so if you buy an 8 gig galaxy s 3, you actually have less storage space than a one s as you 64 gb SD card is useless except for games and movies

so recap: if you has big hands then get galaxy s 3, if you has small hands get one s

or be me and wait for htc one x+
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fcortes626:
an external sd can also be used as swap partition serving as more ram. you can also install your apps on the sd card instead of internal memory. s3 is probably the best phone out there so far.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] G1_enthusiast:
S3!!! HTC uses cheap material, i had the HTC G2 and thats my last!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] navkp:
Hi,

After Update to ICS my note has gone crazy, it couldnt detect headset connected,

sound became terribly low especially in-call volume

Is there any way to correct it?

or pls help me to downgrade to GB rom

Model GT-N7000

Android 4.0.3
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivg86:
as you are on 4.0.3 and that really sucks.....you must go back to pre-rooted gb rom from dr.ketan and flash it via pc odin.

then upgrade to 4.0.4(it is stable and good)....

hit thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] navkp:
pls give links to those file

EDIT: GOT IT THANK YOU..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
Try an app called dlm manager.....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R@J$3K#@R:
Prerooted gb rom by dr ketan

http://d-h.st/HJM

And you can find all the stock roms in sammobile.com

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] oregondave:
There is no clear HOW TO on our variant. The scripts that are entered are different it appears for different variants.

This is apparently the only way to install CWM without increasing the flash counter.

Thanks in advance for your help.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Davidion:
I know this doesn't answer your question directly, but why not just install it normally and run triangle to clear the counter afterwards?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] oregondave:
Because it sounds like that doesn't ALWAYS work? Is that not correct?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Davidion:
It's a pretty simple one-click process. Yes there's a chance that it won't work, but the same goes for everything else involved with tinkering our phones. Also, you really shouldn't need to reset the counter unless you're ready to return the phone.

Anyways, I'll let someone comment if there's a better way to do it as you asked, but keep what I said in mind.
[HTC Rezound] awenthol:
I don't really know a lot about SIM related stuff, so I apologize...

Can the Rezound be SIM unlocked for US networks? The only thread I've found on another site says no but I think the repliers were referring to bootloader unlocking, not SIM. I am S-Off if that matters..just don't want to spend money on those sites that use IMEI to unlock, then get nowhere.
[HTC Rezound] jimbo.levy:
You don't need to SIM unlock it. Just put a different SIM in it and it'll work.
[HTC Rezound] awenthol:
In the US? Because I've tried and never gotten anywhere...
[HTC Rezound] paul_viado:
if you're on the newest firmware and radio then itll work as it adds the global capablities to it.just pop a regular sized sim in it and itll work,

tested with a t-mobile sim and it works.
[HTC Rezound] merlin66676:
I read elsewhere that the sim had to be activated on a prepaid phone first. Not sure of that is correct but something to look into.
[HTC Rezound] paul_viado:
can't comment on that but the sim from t-mobile i used was already active on a family members account so i dont know if it matters..but i know for a fact it does work on the t-mo network. voice and data.
[HTC Rezound] HowardZ:
Just to be sure about the specifics.

HTC rezound on the leaked 4.03.605.2 ruu

You put in a T-Mobile sim card in the rezound

And you had voice calling, texting, mms, and data working?

You didn't need to modify anything in the phone, change settings, add a T-Mobile apn, root, or Rom the phone?

It will be nice if you will write a short "how to" for moving a rezound onto USA T-Mobile.

Also were there any frequency mode restrictions?

Data speed was good?

Thanks,

Howard
[HTC Rezound] awenthol:
Thanks guys...will keep messing with it.
[HTC Rezound] teckels:
Verizon would not give me an unlock code because according to them the phone isn't capable yet.
[HTC Rezound] sephir0n:
Rezound is globally capable and works on other US carriers

The FCC ruling that Verizon is responding to by making the Rezound, Razr, Droid 4, etc. globally capable also opens the phones up for use by other carriers. This was "Big Red's" initial impetus for not unlocking the phones native features. So yes, you can use this phone on Tmobile's network.
[HTC Rezound] HowardZ:
Have you tried to enter T-Mobile's APN?

It won't save and show in the list.

It appears Verizon locked it to only use Verizon's APN?
[HTC Rezound] HowardZ:
when booted into the bootloader there is a simlock item on the menu.

if one has s-off and an appropriate config.dat file on the removable microSD card it is supposed to SIMM unlock, so one doesn't get that sim locked picture on the phone after inserting another vendor's SIMM card.

this information is from reading, not from doing it.
[HTC Rezound] Tachi91:
I'm running T-Mobile US (EDGE) just fine. 100%

Did nothing but put the simcard in the phone and flashed a GSM ROM (Downtown).

I did flash the latest radio and firmware with S-OFF but everything was working before hand.

I activated the Prepaid Simcard on T-Mobiles website and used the Rezounds IMEI without problems just added the right APN for MMS and DATA.