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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lobird:
where can i download efs form
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodstuff:
You can't, efs folder is where your imei and other device specific information.

You can only use yours, changing imei is illegal.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ceo.mtcl:
If you are asking this question then download the toolkit to back up your efs folder.

Also considering that you have international version of this phone so possibly you are not from USA. It's currently legal to change imei number in USA but double check in your country to make sure. General rule of thumb - only USA has this legal.

☞ sent from GS3 or Nexus
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lobird:
its legal here too but i know what a efs is but where can i download someone else efs
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lobird:
i know what is but u can use someone else efs and it will work too because didn'ot backup my efs i need someone else efs
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zodiaxe66:
U are in a totally wrong forum to ask such a question.try google,rootzwiki or ask your friends..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lobird:
thanks mate
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodstuff:
Nobody in their right mind would give you their efs folder.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lobird:
im not asking to give me but i know a guy that know a website for to download efs but i cant contact him
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodstuff:
I doubt that but best of luck.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lobird:
but will the service still work i have to know before doing this but i already dont have service because my imei change but i have to wait when that guy that knows where to download efs
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodstuff:
I really doubt you can just download an efs, that seems illegal.

You may just have to bring it to a Samsung repair centre to get your imei back.

You can't just download a new one.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sxi200:
I copied my efs backup onto a friend's phone which had a corrupt efs to see if it'd work. Didn't help. So I they think what you are trying to do is useless.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lobird:
i think that i will rather wait for a repair tool foor galaxy s3 i9300 than let sumsung replace my motherboard for 202 euro's
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
Your EFS is specific to YOUR device and if you have lost YOUR efs, then you're screwed.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lobird:
i know im scewed i have to options wait for imei repair or send to samsung for changing motherboard
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodstuff:
Your only option to repair imei without having to go to Samsung is to have an efs backup, you don't have one.

Contact them and ask, I doubt they will charge you 202 euro to get your imei back, I don't think they need to replace the motherboard.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
I don't think so either since your IMEI, serial number and everything is on the phone sticker and/or box of the phone...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lobird:
i already call samsung and they dont understand what im talking about :silly:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
One for Samsung to repair your phone there are one a need to know the correct IMEI either on the box or under the battery .

Two they may well also ask for proof of sale to you .

Take the phone with the above to a Samsung service centre .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zoot1:
There is a thread just 3 posts below yours where a user has restored the refs folder..try it once and report..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winbyte:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30773406

theres a post that i found here in xda..hope this method works for you.:)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
Wow, one must really try hard to understand what you're writing.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
For simpletons

Samsung require

need to know the correct IMEI

The correct IMEI its under the battery and on the box .

may well also ask for proof of sale

Proof of sale proof usually means a sales invoice .

IMEI

International Mobile Equipment Identity

jje
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] NIMBAH:
I'm thinking to buy this phone today but I have a few questions.

Do games run smoothly on this phone, I've heard stories of people saying it even lags playing games like temple run?

How hard is it to unlock the bootloader using the test point mehtod? Are there some neo Vs that can't be unlocked?

Is the screen of the neo v good? Do you think its small compared to a 4 inch screen?

Hope these can be answered quickly as I need to buy it within the next 1 hour and 20 minutes lol.

Thanks to whoever helps me out, appreciate it :D :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] UrbanDesigns:
It's not really a top-spec phone, I can imagine it playing Temple Run smoothly but couldn't be sure, on the iPhone 3G it lags hard, on the 3GS it is smooth. The screen is fine, what more can you expect?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] mpiekp:
On GB or jb games are good not on ICS.

Bare in mind this was always a mid spec phone. Boot loader after 12w4 cannot be unlocked via test point
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] NIMBAH:
Just had a look at the phone, you can't unlock it via Sony. Beneath the battery the manufacturing date is 11W44, will it definitely be unlockable via test point?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] mpiekp:
Yes, should be no problem. Note if it says unlock = no then you will need to have sim lock removed to use fastboot for kernel flashing.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] NIMBAH:
Its a T-Mobile locked Neo V. When I went into the service menu it said bootloader unlock allowed: No.

With the Xperia X8 we don't have fastboot so I'm not familiar with it. Is it necessary to have it to flash kernels?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] mpiekp:
Yes, fastboot is the only way to load custom kernel but you can get it unlocked for around €15.

Or every so often omnius server has a promotion when you can unlock for free. My neo is a T-Mobile unlocked via omnius
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] masterex567:
Hey Guys

I'm here with a req.

Could someone make a Pdroid Patch for Droid ACE v2.

Pdroid Patcher doesn't seem to work for me. :/

Do notify me here if you're succesfull in doing it.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] medajet:
Dear people, I have a question in regards to obtaining CWM recovery after using the root method located here, specifically method one:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746794

I used the stock recovery to flash "Root_SuperSU.0.95-Busybox.1.20.2-S2-signed.zip" and everything seems to be working well. However, I want to flash a custom ROM like MIUI rom and I believe that I need CWM recovery. I tried flashing the recovery via the app "ROM manager". It says it downloaded successfully but I can't seem to boot into it so I uninstalled the app. Now I am turning to you guys for help.

So, to get permanent CWM recovery, must I really flash a kernel with CWM built in?

Thank you for reading, and I do hope you guys could assist me in this matter.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicholas1520:
So you've successful attained root access. You cannot replace the stock recovery permanently without flashing a kernel with CWM.

However, you can temporarily replace it by flashing this file through the stock recovery :

http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.5-galaxys2.zip

When you've temporarily replace the recovery make sure you've downloaded the rom you want I believe to the external memory (I actually put it on both Internal and External) and flash it through CWM.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] medajet:
Thank you for your reply.

So from your post, I have learnt that I could flash a ROM with just the temporary recovery. However, I have a few side questions.

Is wiping data and the cache partition safe with the temporary version?

Suppose something goes wrong during the flashing procedure, and I can't boot into the phone. How do I restore the phone back to its original state? I know of the Nandroid backup function, but does it create a file to the external SD or what? Am I supposed to keep the stock recovery or will the ROM replace it with CWM?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stileth:
Yes, you need kernel with built-in CWM to have it permanent, but for flashing custom ROM you can do it via temporary too. It have same functionality. I recommend using latest 6.x version from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1840223

Wiping is safe if you have 4.0.3 ROM or 4.0.4 with custom kernel with MMC_CAP_ERASE command disabled.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] medajet:
Hi, I have yet another question, this time regarding Cyanogenmod. I would like to flash Cyanogen through the CWM provided here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1840223

And I was just wondering. Do I need any custom kernels for Cyanogen? Since I rooted with the method I mentioned in my original post, I would be using the stock kernel.

Oh, and another one. Suppose I could flash with the stock kernel, what should I choose under CWM before flashing? "Wipe data/factory reset", "wipe cache partition" and also "format /cache" under mounts and storage?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stileth:
CM will overwrite all ;) it has own kernel

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] breeg:
You might also want to go into advanced and wipe dalvik a few times too.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] chetstriker:
Sorry for the shameless self promotion. But my Security app Root Defense has been thoroughly tested on the Nexus 7 and unlike any other security app out there, it will allow you to continue to track your phone even if it gets wiped or a hard-reset by a thief.

It's almost impossible to lose your phone and it's completely free.

It requires that your phone be rooted (as most peoples are on XDA)

Please try it out and rate and comment on Google Play if you like it.

The Google Play page can be found here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.unfairware.rootdefense&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS51bmZhaXJ3YXJlLnJvb3RkZWZlbnNlIl0.

The XDA homepage can be found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1775488
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] atticusmas:
Does it try to connect to every available wifi network around it? Like if it's not connected after being stolen and detects a wifi network will it connect to it and send data?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] chetstriker:
No, but thanks for the suggestion. It currently caches data offline and as soon as a WiFi or cellular connection is made, the application uploads the data.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Timbermill:
This is fantastic :)

Would it be possible to log which apps are used on the device?

I'm currently trialling Airwatch for a project I'm working on for a fleet of phones and tablets. From what I've tested so far, I'd like to recommend a switch to your solution.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] ExploreMN:
Looks pretty cool. I just bought Cerberus, but would give this a go if I hadn't done that.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Nexus Theory II:
I'm still a fan of lookout
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] john9:
This looks very impressive!
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] JeepFreak:
What I want to know is HOW does it work??

Billy
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] uberNoobZA:
looks like a good product. Will give it a try. Contrary to what you have said, other apps CAN survive a system reset or wipe of the phone. you can also embed Cerberus in the rom so that it survives a system reset and you can also hide it and make it look like a system app in the tasks list.

What i like about this product though is how it can track calls, and sms etc. Though this does obviously raise some privacy concerns with all this info being stored on a third party server.

---------- Post added at 11:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:06 AM ----------

Jeepfreak, It embeds itself in the system so that it is treated as if it is a program that came with the phone or tablet. In effect, it injects itself into the rom of the phone (hence the need do root to install). this way out will still be they if you reset the phone.it will not survive the rom being replaced though i assume, which is the same limitation on other apps of this type.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] adam448:
Im a fan of lookout, had no problems but my trial is running out and not sure how good the free version is.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] compact_bijou:
I'd rather have my device stolen and wiped than trust a third party.

At £200 the N7 is almost disposable.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] tcat007:
Looked at the title and thought... Avast... happy with it, and have no plans on losing something this big. I have mine in an auto on/off case. If the secret code isn't entered in 15 seconds, my N7 starts smoking and disintegrates. :D
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] chetstriker:
New version just released, check our main thread for details.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1775488

Version 3.1 released!

Change log includes:

* Fix for calls not being recorded bug

* Fix for auto-update can cause auto-uninstall of itself.

* Fix for phones not attaching after install

To ensure your auto-updater is working probably and you weren't affected by the auto-uninstall of program from update bug, please download the latest version from our first post or directly from the market.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] maysider:
Cerberus does the same and has longer history.....so many features....
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] chetstriker:
No it doesn't, Cerberus tries to save money by not having a database store your information. This is one of the major differences.

What this means to the end user is the following:

If your battery is dead or the phone is off, you cannot see where your phone was a little while ago or see any of your logs. The map will show the location of the last time you manually told it to check and logs will only pull if the device is on.

Root Defense Keeps a copy online and automatically updates background info. This means you'll be able to see where it was right before the battery died or was turned off. Also, all the logs would still be available to look at.

Another major difference is that Cerberus only sends a copy of your SMS or calls logs where Root Defense records them in real time. This is pretty major because if I have Cerberus on my kids phone and they call or text someone they shouldn't, they just have to delete the message of call log and Cerberus would never know. With Root Defense logs can't be wiped.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] hoosbude:
This is useless, unless your N7 is taken back to a wifi hotspot you have previously allowed it's not going to report back.

Nice idea but only useful for phones

If I stole a N7 the first thing I would do is wipe the rom.

This will only catch a complete idiot and you would be one too for letting your N7 out of your sight.

No security software of this type will be any good unless CWM finally gets password locking.

Shame on the OP for spamming his app when he's already got a dedicated thread for it.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] KnowledgeBroker:
That is pretty harsh, the OP can post anywhere it is appropriate.. and this is one of those places. Also, you overestimate the intelligence of criminals- half of the people on XDA can't flash a rom, why would a random criminal know how? How to go into settings and perform a full wipe maybe.. but that would leave the software on the device.

Eventually they will connect to internet.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] uberNoobZA:
Cerberus and avast (and other apps I am sure) can also survive wipe / hard reset. As long as the rom is not flashed, the app stays installed. Cerberus stores very little data which is why it has a once off cost only.

Different pricing models provide different services. At their core, all of these types of apps do pretty much the same thing, but let's try and stick to the facts when saying which can and which can't do things.
[Bravo Android Development] skeevydude:
This is an ongoing developer project to make way for a modification that will entirely transform your device, but retain the aesthetics and the experience of your phone.

For more information about PARANOIDANDROID please check this website
[Bravo Android Development] skeevydude:
Tips and Tricks

Tips and Tricks

Go to Settings\Performance and enable 16bit transparency

FROYO KERNEL - Change the Overclock values to 300@20\700@42\1000@54 for better battery life and vsel2 usage.

Restart the system once you're done changing values (dpi, layout, etc) in Paranoid Preferences to prevent glitches.

System App "Bugs" -- Valid for any CM10 Rom and CM9 for Apollo

If the AOSP keyboard keeps taking preference and you don't want it to, delete LatinIME.apk & LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk or rename to *.apk.bak

If Apollo intercepts your long press volume track change or the lockscreen music widget doesn't work correctly, delete or rename Apollo.apk

This rom includes (and always will) a 30 step volume mod, if it messes with your player then uncheck "Direct Volume Control" or the appropriate setting in your music app.

Updating the Rom

This rom includes GooManager and it will let you know if a new version of ParanoidAndroid available.

The roms in Rom Manager are from Quarx's server. I'll be removing this in later versions of PA.

I recommend a full factory reset when installing new versions; but I do that with every rom I flash.:p

Use GooManager to update this rom -- It'll automatically reboot into recovery, wipe what you selected it to, flash the rom, and flash gapps. The only thing you have to do when updating is say yes to wipe dalvik cache and reboot. :)
[Bravo Android Development] mataflakitas:
Skeevy420 you are monster.. :D thanks thanks...
[Bravo Android Development] Parcae:
Thanks! What are the advantages of Paranoid Android over vanilla CM10?
[Bravo Android Development] skeevydude:
Custom layouts, per app dpi settings, custom dpi doesn't break market functionality, many new ui options, tablet mode fully functional.

I could tell you all about it, but you really just need to install it and try for yourself. Its a completely different experience and has a ton of ways to configure it to your liking. For example, I set my launcher to 160 dpi (standard tablet dpi) and have a lot more screen area to place apps & widgets, while the rest of my apps are set to 240 dpi (our default dpi).

EDIT: Now Compiling 2.00 :)

I'll compile latest CM7 either tonight after PA finishes or tomorrow.

AOKP coming soon :p

EDITED AGAIN :)

PA 2.0 Compiled and Running

Starting CM7 compile

Will upload roms tomorrow -- its 2:30am and I'm sleepy.
[Bravo Android Development] 769151238:
Nice!!
[Bravo Android Development] skeevydude:
Uploading PA2.0 and CM7

Tweaks to get better performance from PA.

In performance settings, enable 16-bit transparency

In developer settings, enable Force GPU Rendering

PA is a lot smoother after enabling those settings, CM10 should be as well.

BATTERY PROBLEMS WITH CM10??? - READ BELOW

Unrelated to PA, I think I found part of the CM10 bad battery. I've noticed that my CM10 roms built from the Jordan-Common repo installs the Defy+ Battery bin and opperofdaemon. Since I haven't downloaded either of their JB roms, I haven't been able to check them for the right files. I fix it before uploading, but Quarx or Aleeyt may not have noticed. I only realized it because it wasn't adding in PAPerferences, which I added right below the battery script. In you /system/bin folder, battd should be 47.4kb and opprofdaemon sholud be 84.2kb. If they aren't, you're using the Defy+ versions. Once I'm done uploading, I'll DL the latest Quarx and Aleeyt CM10 and check those files.

/I'm not postitive, but I think we'll be the first device with PA2.0 released. I haven't found any other PA2.0 roms on xda yet.

//I registered for hosting at goo.im last night -- If all goes well I'll have a place to host roms that everyone, including you Chinese dudes, can download.
[Bravo Android Development] Dr. Orange:
This is awesome! Trying it out. So far everything is running super well. I will be watching for future updates. :)
[Bravo Android Development] skeevydude:
They'll be coming often. This is one of the roms I've been wanting to do since ICS. I just wanted to get a stable up-to-date CM7 for us first. Better to have a stable rom and experimental roms that just the experimental ones.

I've been given access to host at goo.im. I think that should solve the Chinese issues of late. It'll also allow me to start having push updates for new roms -- you'll never have to check the forums for new roms that I put out. I'll start implementing GooManager for push updates on my next CM7 and PA releases -- PA should be tomorrow or the day after; no promises on the eta :p
[Bravo Android Development] PsyClip-R:
media profiles xml

can you add this file into the next build ?

The main feature is that videos recorded by camera include audio track in stereo mode.

View attachment 1287400
[Bravo Android Development] skeevydude:
I can.
[Bravo Android Development] Dr. Orange:
Just a small thing I noticed with pa: I use a hotspot through my laptop's wireless card since the campus wifi where I live is an abomination. I can find and connect to my hotspot through your kang, skeevy, but for some reason pa cannot find my hotspot. I've tried added the ssid through pa on the phone, but no luck. Any ideas?
[Bravo Android Development] skeevydude:
The wifi in CM10 isn't all the way finished yet, so some issues may arise. My wifi at home works and that's all I've tested it on. Does it work on Quarx's or Aleeyt's CM10 builds? If ts a bug in one of their roms, it'll probably be a bug in this rom as well. I build this rom with Quarx's branches of CM10, except for frameworks\base and settings, which I merged in Quarx's ones into PA's. I saw earlier today that Quarx changed his wpa6 branch back to mainline cm, I'll do the same and we'll see if it has a difference. Kayant's also been working on wpa6 and is merging in ics code that worked. I'll also do a build from his as well (first, cause he asked :)).

That said, I may or may not have a java issue. I did a merge earlier that had a java conflict. I think I fixed it, but java's not my strong point. I've been working on CM7 so I haven't had a chance to compile since my merges earlier today; its compiling right now actually, so I won't be able to start a new PA compile until I wake.
[Bravo Android Development] Dr. Orange:
I haven't tried the latest cm10 builds due to classes starting again, and because I've been using your kang, daily. I'll download quarx's or aleeyt's while I'm in class and see if it is indeed cm10 related.
[Bravo Android Development] skeevydude:
doing a PA compile to see if I fixed my java merge -- if so, I'm going to merge in the latest PA changes, change wpa6 source, and compile again.

on the CM7 front; still having java issues in one file. I've tried multiple times to fix it myself with no luck; gotta ask for help on it.
[Bravo Android Development] josuearisty:
No luck with Quarx or some other dev? What about the group? Try to get some answers there!
[Bravo Android Development] skeevydude:
I was going to post in the group, but some personal stuff came up and I haven't bee able to get to it at the moment. I'll leave a post there if I get time to put a zip together with the files I'm working with.

Have a new PA zip ready, just haven't been able to upload to goo.im. It gets to 3% and freezes and I can't get ftp to connect at all. Me thinks they're having issues. I wasn't going to release it since wpa is still the same, it was going to be my goo.im push update test for the rom I was going to compile later today -- I may not get to it.