yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gopalasubramanium:
OEM ROMs are not that great, you should for sure try some custom ROMs:

(i) ICS: https://www.fixmystuff.in/FMS_Forum...dwich-4-0-4-on-samsung-galaxy-s-gt-i9000.125/

(ii) JB: https://www.fixmystuff.in/FMS_Forum/threads/installing-jelly-bean-4-1-on-galaxy-s-gt-i9000.131/
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Helloworld294:
My friend let me assure you the last time I had a stock ROM was when I first got this phone and I only had it for two days. :P then I went to cm7--->darky's rom--->cm9--->slim ics--->TAJB----> now hellybean 12/10 :D so yeah..

Sent from my GT-I9000
[HTC One S] thomasmbl:
Can we use face lock on the one s?
[HTC One S] blah_blah_blah_blah:
Yes go to settings->security->screen security
[HTC One S] abracadabra11:
Although face unlock should work, I didn't have success getting it to work with TrickDroid V6.2. I also couldn't get it to work with ViperOneS using the ICS AOSP lockscreen. It does work on ViperOneS with ICS AOSP lockscreen disabled.
[HTC One S] k1llacanon:
Reflash
[HTC One S] abracadabra11:
Not worth the hassle IMO. I've got the ROM running the way I want to and I can do without the ICS lockscreen.
[HTC One S] k1llacanon:
Use titanium back up and then restore everything will be The way it was
[HTC Sensation] HsHTCsen:
At the risk of sounding like a noob, sorry in advance! I've been trawling through these posts but have been unable to find a straight answer so here goes.

I'm using a rooted HTC Sensation with ARHD 6.6.7 XE w Beats Audio, Firmware 3.32.401, HTC sense 3.6. Everything works perfectly!!!!!!!

I just want to update to latest ARHD 6.7.2 ,XE w BA.

Can I just flash the ROM update and be done?

Or

Do I need to - superwipe, update firmware to 3.33.401 and then flash ROM?

Very much appreciated. H
[HTC Sensation] sromer:
From the ARHD thread

Yes you need to super wipe before you flash 6.7.2

Just backup your apps with Titanium backup and messages with SMS Backup and Restore.

EDIT

Stay on 3.32 Firmware because it has an unlocked boot loader. It will still work.
[HTC Sensation] HsHTCsen:
Thank you very much!!
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Going from 6.6.x to 6.7.x ,you are changing bases.

You need to wipe in recovery...

Format all partitions (except sd card)

Then install new ROM.

It will work with the 3.32. firmware,but you get the new radio with 3.33 firmware.

You can get 3.33 universal firmware HERE

:)
[HTC Sensation] viewer1974:
Could you left an information if you still believe to old firmware, because I have the same question and would like to reseive experiences.

In some cases is it better to go to next firmware, new radio better corresponding to new rom. So I am not sure to let old firmware worlk with the new rom.

Other question:

Is in the new firmware the bootloader locked ??? I hope not. So why do not upgrade to new firm ?

I found the firmware here

Many thanks for reply.

Greets viewer1974
[HTC Sensation] HsHTCsen:
I'm sorry but I don't quite understand what your question is
[HTC Sensation] viewer1974:
I only want you to let an information here what you have done.

Firmware upgrade or not ?

Superwipe or not ?

And the experiences with the new installed rom.

Thanks in advance
[HTC Sensation] sromer:
3.33 has a locked bootloader, so no do not update from 3.32.

Yes superwipe between 6.2.7 XE and 6.6.7 XE

All ARHD ROMs are stable, smooth and good with battery life (in my experience anyway)
[HTC Sensation] HsHTCsen:
Just to be clear, can you plz tell me what the "universal" 3.33 firmware is mentioned earlier? Is it locked?
[HTC Sensation] sromer:
From Kohr-Ah's Firmware thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=21711154#post21711154

They're all "universal" firmware as in they work on all Sensation/Sensation XE/Sensation 4G devices.
[HTC Sensation] viewer1974:
I found the firmware here (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1412618http://)

Is that Firmware also locked ??? Could anyone tell me plz?

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Use the one from Kohr-Ah

It does not give you a locked hboot.

:)
[HTC Sensation] viewer1974:
Okay.but can any one tell me what about the other firm, if it is locked or not.because in the pass I always used that one.many thanks for help.
[HTC Sensation] realsis:
Not sure about the other firmware but use the universal as suggested because it does NOT change the boot or lock anything, I've upgraded my self to the 3.33 universal the one that won't lock or change boot. I've had zero issues and it has been wonderful . Make sure to READ before you install to be sure your downloading the correct version. You place the file at root of sd card, boot to downloader by taking battery out put battery back in, then press volume down and power at the same time. It will recognise the pg58img file and ask to update, press power for yes. Once the update is completed and rebooted. REMOVE the pg58img file! If you don't it will want to continue to update over and over inside the downloader, so delete the file soon as your finished. Hope this helps. Best wishes.
[HTC Sensation] HsHTCsen:
The purpose of this particular Q&A was to eliminate confusion about the update. Now I'm confused.

Will a firmware update to 3.33 universal give me a locked hboot?
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Flash the universal firmware from Kohr-Ah.

This one will not lock your bootloader.

:)

Sent telepathically from my pyramid
[HTC Sensation] HsHTCsen:
Hi

Can I run ARHD 6.7.0 on 3.33 firmware?

If yes, what are the benefits, plz?
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Yes, you can try to run 6.7.0 on 3.33 firmware.

Make a nandroid first.

The basic difference between 3.32 and 3.33 is only a newer radio.

:)
[HTC Sensation] HsHTCsen:
Thanks. Could u brief me on wat a radio is, basically, or provide a detailed link if you know one, on xda.
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

"To briefly explain with a somewhat-less-than-accurate analogy for the purist, the radio you can flash is like a firmware package in Windows terms, and the RIL is like a driver. It is important to match them for best results, or else poor or no reception is likely, as well as high battery drain." (Quote from HERE )

The radio controls mobile data,wifi,basically all radio signals in the phone.

A good radio/ril combination is required for good reception,and even good battery usage in the area in which you live .

Check the link above to see if you can get more information.

:)
[HTC Sensation] HsHTCsen:
Thanks! I think I understand more.

Does that mean ril is part of the ROM flash and not part of the firmware flash?

If I do flash firmware update to 3.33 on ARHD 6.7.0 and I find my reception isn't any good, can I simply reflash 3.32 and that will return my radios?

More over, can I flash 3.33 firmware and if the reception is dodgy, can I look for a better matching RIL for those radios to possibly improve reception on those radios or is that a bit of an exercise in futility?
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi

There are rils in certain ROMs.sometimes you will have to flash a different one.

Change firmware is fine.

This will change radio.

Or just flash radio.

Always check md5 of radio or firmware.

The wrong or bad one will brick your phone.

:)
[HTC Sensation] HsHTCsen:
Thanks.

If I keep the 3.32 firmware with ARHD 6.7.0, can I then flash the stock radio and ril combination or will that upset things?

Also, if I do get a bad radio/ril combination, will it just affect my reception or can it give me bootloop or brick?
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

The firmware 3.32 already contains the radio, and the ROM contains the RIL.

See how it all works before doing anything.

If you have problems, post back here.

:)

Sent telepathically from my pyramid
[HTC Sensation] HsHTCsen:
Hi

In the meantime, trawling though posts, I found the mention of an app called GetRIL. I installed that, ran the app and it detected "RIL and Baseband not matching". So, after a Nandroid and Titanium backup, I allowed the app to downloaded and install the recommended RIL and now its' status is "RIL and Baseband Matching" I have to say, I'm now definitely getting better reception in places I was not, before. Very pleased with that result. I will monitor the performance of things and hopefully it's the resolution I needed.

Thank you, again, for your time and experience. :thumbup:
[HTC Sensation] HsHTCsen:
Hi,

I'm ready to update to 6.8.0 but I'm still on 3.32fw. Do you know if mike1986's 3.33 is still locked (as I've assumed it is from previous recommendations) or should I stick with Kohr-Ah's 3.33?
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Stay with 3.32

If you get cr@ppy signals,then,consider 3.33 Universal from Kohr-Ah

:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kramace:
Is there a way how modify the skin for LWW walkman player to look like xperia s but the setting are the same?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Helloworld294:
Hey guys, I know its kind of a stupid thing to start a thread on so just spear with me :P

In 2009 I had an iPhone 3GS. Its was the latest iPhone in 2009 and was super fast. No lags on opening apps, closing apps, multitasking, scrolling screen and stuff like that. It was 99% LAGFREE. Games worked wonderful. I'm a big fan of hacking, so I jailbroke the iPhone and it still remained smooth and fast. For those who don't know, iPhone 3GS has a 779mhz CPU (apple clocked it down to 600mhz to prevent battery drains and other instabilities) and only 256mb ram. Now I have an international version of galaxy S that is clocked to 1.3 GHZ that has a 512 MB of RAM and believe me its slower than the iPhone. I just want to know what is wrong with our phones? Does apple use some magic superpowers on their devices? Opening apps lags, closing apps lags the home screen scrolling for some time, there are frequent crashing due to low RAM, there's lags in browser :S the music player lacks things as filtering of files, it has a worse reception than the iPhone 3gs. GPS is not goood. Even typing is sometimes laggy... the new jellybean made it a lil more like an iPhone due to its 60hz refresh rate and triple buffering but it still lags. Can you guys give me your opinions on this and stuff? Again I'm not trying to complain, I'm just wondering how could this be possible. :D

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dreamer94:
I agree.Ios has more stability then android in os side... But who cares? Personally if i wpuld buy an iphone,i would definetly get bored after 1 month BECAUSE the same ui on everu ios version! Also i am not talking about screen sizes...

Actually i dunno what to say if someonr give me an iphone free i would use it :P

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[Galaxy S I9000 General] Chew DZ:
Apple can optimize their software for the iPhone because the iPhone is the only phone with iOS whereas the Android OS is on hundreds of devices with very diverse hardware. But today's modern android phones IMO takes a big dookie on iOS (Galaxy S3, HTC One X, etc.) & Android is only improving :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Helloworld294:
I know they're kinda improving with the new JELLYBEAN with butter and stuff, but now most of them don't support old devices like the most powerful galaxy S xD

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Knobibrot:
Well, as far as I know the UI of Android is rendered by the CPU and not by the GPU (who actually should render the UI).

You can compare that with a Windows PC where you want to play Battlefield 3 just with your CPU and not with the GPU.

Chew DZ said it right: Apple has only one Phone to improve. They know the exact Hardware and can improve the software upon this device. But Android is mainly developed by Google. And Google doen't know what Hardware the phones have Android runs on. They only know, that they must have a CPU, so in the beginning they told Android to render its UI on the CPU and not on the GPU.

Currently Google changes this. Project Butter renders the UI on the GPU, if there is one in the phone. That's why Jelly Bean is so much smoother than any other previous Android version.

Jelly Bean can also be installed on our Galaxy S, but Samsung wants us to buy newer phones, like the Galaxy S3. Therfore they won't invest time and money to develop a Jelly Bean version for the Galaxy S. But as soon as CM10 is stable, you can enjoy the pure Jelly Bean power on your Galaxy S. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Helloworld294:
Oooooh so then its all about rendering? I didn't think the UI was rendered by the CPU... Plus this still doesn't answer the RAM starving of the apps... I think some edition of app priorities and such could improve things...

EDIT: as you said apple has only one phone, why can't the Android device manufacturers like Samsung or Sony Ericson improve their hardware according to the android software like apple does? Google could communicate with the device companies about new releases and changes to the OS so that the manufacturers would consider it and tweak their devices hardware

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 General] manvi111:
Yeah Sure, iPhone is more stable than Android.

But If we will not root our android then android is stable & good compared to iPhone.

Galaxy S is cheaper than iPhone that's it's slow.

Major Problems starts when we try to root our Android & Install custom roms. But I like android because I like Custom Roms & More Setting in my phone.

In Short, price of iPhone 4s and Galaxy S3 is same. Galaxy S3 has double GHz processor than iPhone 4S.

So I don't think that Galaxy S3 is slower than iPhone 4S.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mregmi121:
I have iphone 4 and galaxy s i9000. I cant see multitasking on iphone as you mentioned. When I start to download something from browser and open another application sametime, downloading stops or IOS pauses one app to function another. Obviously one at a time is faster,

Anyway, my galaxy s with overclocked upto 1200 Mhz is faster then iphone 4.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] gcarmichael:
I have had every Iphone version, and i have had a galaxy ace and currently have an S. The S stock is about the same performance as my iphone 4, but Apple doesn't enable true multitasking by default. Ios backgrounds apps, and Android does as well. The ace I had was almost the same performance as my 3gs, which is my back up phone at the moment. My S stock was about the same as my 4, but overclocked it makes my 4 look slow and laggy. If the iphone is jailbroke, which all mine are, you can enable multitasking. Its a personal preference, my wife uses the ios devices, I use the android stuff. I like being able to download something through the browser and open up another app, which is where multitasking shines. My wife just does one thing at a time.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Knobibrot:
If that is your experience, you're using the wrong CustomRoms. Samsung Roms are crap.. sorry for this, but they blow up the rom with unnecessary stuff. (have you ever used Layer??)

Darkyy was the first to release a Samsung based CustomRom that runs smooth and fast.

The lags you experience are mostly UI lags. And yes of cause this does not answer the RAM thing. But as mentioned before: Android has true multitasking. Therefore the apps use more RAM and more CPU power = RAM starving + lags.

Samsung does work together with Google to ensure good performance BUT only on Nexus devices. The Nexus S e.g. is almost the same as the Galaxy S, it just does not have TouchWiz. Look up the Nexus S forum to see, that this devices does not have any lag-issues. Same with Galaxy Nexus. They don't work with Google on any other devices because 1. that costs a lot of money and 2. Samsung doesn't want to be the company that always needs Google to improve there devices.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dark_knight35:
Sammmy ROMs became fast in the newer versions...it's already enough to delete the bloatware, and you can already say that they're as fast as ICS/JB.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MAX 404:
Samsung .... any time , better hardware , Better philosophy , better prices , open minded …

Them… the looks, they do take care of appearance
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Murshid:
Hi XDA can i get a stable and good Gingerbread firmware to my xperia mini pro sk17i? am from sri lanka without any bootloader locking or such things just need a stable and good firmware which will suite for sri lankan users or asian region thank you :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Deleted member 4736004:
You can download official stock firmware from Sony's thread but for this you have to unlock bootloader..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Murshid:
any stable release to install using flash tool only without unlocking boot loader?
[LG Nitro HD] rani9990:
Chainfire3D, unfortunately, doesn't work with our devices. I wanted Tegra FX on my games so I tried it out. It sent my phone into a soft brick. I probably could have recovered, but I was using the buggy port of 6.0.1.2, that gave me a build.prop error on every ROM I tried to install. So, I had to go through the unbricking guide. All of you, don't use Chainfire3D. IT DOESN'T WORK YET (for us).
[LG Nitro HD] pxrphj:
but chainfire3d work well on my su640
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ctzw:
I am using QPST 2.7 Build 378, on both Windows XP and Win7. Yes, I have installed Galaxy s2 USB driver. Connected to my computer using COM3. Sent SPC correctly. EFS Explorer shows title: FFA6550-ZRF6500.

However, in the left column, there is only root directory shown, i.e. /, there are no sub directories. Thus I cannot find a directory named nvm. Right clicking on the root directory gives the menu: "New" & "Delete"..

Has anyone used QPST EFS Explorer on Epic 4G touch before? What trick is there for showing the internal memory directories?

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ghanafirst:
what are you trying to do???? to my knowledge you don't need the nvm directory for anything, if you are trying to repair meid/esn use QXDM if you don't no how send me a PM and will guide you.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AlienTechnology:
same issue

Hi, I have same issue going on.

can't read anything under EFS explorer except the symbol for root folder.

I'm trying to back up my NVM as when I try to make changes under

QPST 2.7 378build, Service Programming, when I try write anything, (even if I make no changes to anything), I get an error:

NV ITEM = NV_UE_IMEI_I , STATUS NV_READONLY_S. I got this recently probably after performing one of the following:

I think this started since I performed a factory reset, by ##RTN# or was it ##72786# not sure anymore sorry.

Or it might have been simply by running this program called "Samsung MEID Repair.exe" from the verizon galaxy s2 forum.

Can anyone help me out? thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AlienTechnology:
strange

In case anyone is following this.

The Epic Touch has a mind of it's own.

I haven't changed anything at all, but QPST Service Programming is still producing that error I mentioned earlier. But

my changes are in fact saved after the phone reboots. I'm really not sure if this was the case before, may have or may not have.

I do believe I tried writing something before, and it would not save. "Now I don't know what to believe."

Anyway EFS Explorer is now working, it's reading all the directories.

So I'm relieved.

thanks
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] shady_killa:
Hey.

I got my Galaxy S3 with wind. I wanted to know when the official jellybean update is coming out?

And also if not how can I custom mod it to get jellybean for the Wind Mobile version?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] graffixnyc:
Well for one you are in the wrong forum. This is for the i9300. I believe the wind mobile is a north america GS3 which is different than the i9300. There is no information when JB will be released for the US/CA variants so far. There are leaks for JB for the intl GS3 i9300 but nothing so far for your device
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gen10:
For some odd reason when I plug my phone into my computer it does not show up. I have a mac so I have to change it to camera only connection. It always used to have a option appears in the notification center for media device and then digital camera. Now it doesn't appear. I also tried connecting it to a windows pc and nothing. So im wondering if this is a wicked v3 rom issue or what.

I tried wiping cache and dalvik cache. NOTHING

Tried rebooting both the pc and phone. NOTHING

Tried a diffrent pc. NOTHING

Help!?!?!
[Asus Transformer TF700] seolyang:
Thought I share how I got my "perfect" Infinity.

My first one had a couple of dead pixels smack in the middle of the screen. And it was slow as hell. Every couple of seconds, it would slow down... even after the update. I read online about I/O issues and how the JB update would improve it. But that dead pixels in the middle of the screen was a deal breaker. I returned it and ordered a new one. This one was great. No dead pixels. And much snappier after the update. But I started to notice "clicking" noise when I pressed the edges... I read about how the Gorilla Glass was supposed to have some flex... So I pressed on. But it got worse and worse. I even called Asus and the tech guys said, it was supposed to have some flex and some clicking was normal. But if I felt like the screen was separating, then I should return it. How was I supposed to tell the difference? Only heaven would know. In fact, every other aspect about the tablet was fine. Snappy, no light bleed, no HDMI probelm. audio worked.... But the clicking was like plague... It kept spreading! to the entire top edge! Well, I returned it. Ordered a new one. The third one was good build except it had DIRT under the screen. I was about to accept my fate. I told myself, "it's just some dirt..." But it was on the top left corner where the tabs are on browsers! which meant I kept seeing the dirt every time I looked at the screen. So. I got a new one. My 4th one was perfect. Good build. Absolutely no clicking. Very snappy. The difference between the first three and this in terms of smoothness was night and day... Audio out worked. No light bleeding. No dead pixels. No dirt. and I tested the HDMI out... no picture on my screen. I was like @#$%^@$%^. I got a new cable and it was the cable.

The serial numbers. I do not remember the first one. The last three were all C6 lines but progressively higher numbers.

So if anyone is out there with a less than perfect tablet, it's your money. Keep exchanging it until it make you happy.
[Asus Transformer TF700] winfan:
Where did you buy this tablet from?
[Asus Transformer TF700] opentoe:
When will people learn.
[Asus Transformer TF700] guitar1969:
You would really go through 4 tablets to get a good one - Forget that . . I returned one, and I think I am done. Asus is going to lose money on this model too because of all the returns.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jrkart99:
File this under "Cool story, bro."
[Asus Transformer TF700] xRevilatioNx:
The OP is a perfect case study of the anal retentive geek squad. All he had to do is look at it the wrong way and he'd return it...
[Asus Transformer TF700] Keion:
When idiots stop sh!tposting.

(Read: never)

le rustle face
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] cupps:
I was hesitant to hijack a similar thread about finding a 1.85 One X, so I figured I'd ask separately. I've found a couple One X's on Craigslist, and at least one new-in-box running 1.85. However, the guy selling it wants $100 on top of trading him my phone (a couple days old, running 2.20). I tried offering $50, but he's solid at $100.

Was just wondering, since I'm newer to these boards than most (and to the rooting procedure for Androids)... would it be worth it to trade the phone and $100 to get one I know I could root? Warranty-wise I should be okay, as someone stated elsewhere that the phone's protected for a year with HTC regardless (though I'm assuming AT&T would no longer cover my phone in case something breaks?). Just trying to weigh out if it's worth the extra cash to be able to root this otherwise fan-frigging-tastic cell phone, or if I'd be better off waiting to see if either HTC/AT&T throws us a bone or someone finds a loophole.

Apologies if asking for a purchasing opinion like this makes me a gigantic asshole, but otherwise, thanks for the input.