yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] noingwhat:
I really don't understand the usage of the term "soft-brick". A soft brick is really nothing more than it being crashed, which I have done plenty of times. Whenever I do, I just boot back into CWM and reflash, usually starting with just the system partition, and if that doesn't work, then I'll reflash everything. I've never gotten to the point when I couldn't get into recovery and/or odin.

A hard brick, or simply a "brick" (how it should be called) I have never done, and hope to never do. Honestly most of these devices are pretty difficult to brick unless you get careless with odin/fastboot.

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There's also the chance that you hardbricked multiple devices. Maybe you killed you S3, sent it in to be JTAGed then bricked it again, or maybe you bricked you old phone then bricked your new one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] koffejensen:
Hi, help .-)

I hard bricked my phone. Plz how did u make ur work again?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] noingwhat:
As he said, he mailed it in to a company (Mobile Tech) to have them JTAG it.......

If you don't mind my asking, how did you brick it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] uncisbest:
i soft bricked mine the very first time i went to use a custom rom because the files were somehow corrupted. Flashed back to stock and everything was ok. Flashed a custom touchwiz based ROM and it froze on the boot animation screen. Now ive tried out 2 or 3 different versions of CM10 and havent had any problems.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmichaels1982:
waw I just got my first true hard brick

Waw i thought i was soo experienced , i became cocky.

I have instaled unworking kernels many times in my life, phone crashed, no big deal went into recovery and just fixed the issue. Sometimes i messed up recoveries, no problem , fastboot flashed a nice new one

I have gtab 10.1 2 and i am familiar with odin , i also have a mac with dual boot windows for odin, for all other adb requirements, i do it straight from os

But i just got my samsung galaxy s3 replacement for the rezound, rooted it, then unlocked bootloader , ran about 4 different roms and kernels till i found the one i like .

Here is the funny part, i flashed the rom , booted no problem then went into twrp and flashed Lean kernel 0.9 (tw version of course ) then flashed a theme and the AGPS patch , all in one.

Then that was the death of my phone,

It wont turn on , wont show a light

Booted to windows and now i have the dreaded QHSUSB DLOAD on device manager,

I loved that phone so much , i only got to play with it for one day ...

replacement on the way

I NEVER IN MY LIFE THOUGHT I CAN HARD BRICK A PHONE WITHOUT FLASHING THE WRONG RADIO OR HBOOT ( in case of htc ) , I am amazed, recovery is fine i used it many times, and so are the radios ( it came pre loaded with the new radios, never had to flash it ).

WAW just when i thought i knew it all ...

SCARYYY though , i am almost thinking about going back to the rezound, I mean , that phone saw more flashes than a chicago alley pimp, never bricked, as long as i stayed away form radios.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] noingwhat:
That makes me wonder, do we ever update the bootloader through recovery? If not (and possibly even if we do) if CWM were to prevent flashes from writing to the boot/aboot partitions, wouldn't that be a big step in preventing bricks? Would it be a good idea to pitch to the devs or has that already been done/ is impossible to do?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
I know Incubusjc26 had made a thread for universal roms awhile back. He was trying to gather information from the community and someone mentioned that Aroma Installer has this capability to check your build.prop or something similar. Something about if universal roms were implemented, it would automatically hide the (for example) non-Verizon roms. It would ideally help prevent newbs from bricking their phones.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lexo1a:
I bricked my device a couple times but never have had the need of odin ecxept for rooted rom but after that even when it seemed like a hard brick i remove the batt with no luck not even charging was working or recovery but then i booted in download mode remove batt then boot into recovery n flashed a backup and works every time. Wierd
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wasay80:
Hi guys

My front camera stopped working...i get Camera not connected message when trying to turn on the camera.

I tried everything like clearing data and restarting, resetting to factory settings and software repair in pc companion. All of the above methods failed.

Can someone help me out....thanks
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
Mine stopped working as well. No idea what causes it though. It went back to normal at one point but then it failed again. I would assume it's something to do with the hardware of the camera, because nothing I do to the software changes it. And trust me, I've tried a lot as well.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spatinator:
...i had the same problem. I've sent it back and got another one

Gesendet von meinem R800i
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hyperboltziii:
Camera or front speaker not working

I replaced the front camera and speaker ribbon cable and i still have the problem

My front camera or front speaker stopped working last week for an unknown reason.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Retechy:
Same issue for mine as well. Rebooting after attempting to use it seemed to work for a while, but it returned to the error. I agree with it being a hardware issue.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeff7424:
If you're using a custom rom and using the LED torch on the quickpanel, go untick that LED torch on quickpanel settings.

If you're using stock rom, sorry no idea. :(

Sent from my awesome Xperia Play with DoomKernel
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDM inc:
yea or if it's already off just flick it on and off and the camera will work
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia Gamer:
you have probably toggled something off. try to look for your default settings and apply them. that should work. if any more problems arise just ask me. XPERIA GAMER
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazymonkey05:
Its probably a bad connector on the motherboard
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ricktza:
I have the same issue, both front camera and front speaker.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hyperboltziii:
I just replaced the flexcable and it solved the problem.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksasol:
Make sure if you are using a CM9 or CM10 rom that you are using the legacy camera application, because the default google camera app sometimes is not compatible. It can also be related to the kernel being used.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twenty13:
Cannot connect to "front" camera

Same issue here ...i'm using krisdee nxt 1.3 custom rom with doomkernel v14 and i've done above things nothing happened :( same error CANNOT CONNECT TO CAMERA ....PLEASE help me Developers !!!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hedmaga:
it;s easy dude, just go to Applications>Manage Applications>All>Camera>Clear data then...walllllaaaah it's work..

:victory: peace from Indonesia
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackbox92:
clear data of the camera app,

or in custom rom u need to off Status Bar Widgets or off LED/Flash toggle,
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] senadin001:
tried everything but still no succes, when i switch to fron camera black screen only came up, i'm able to press button for taking photo and when i press it, camera app freezes and i must get out of it with home button
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Udaba47:
still the problem here
[HTC Amaze 4G] Bariq0:
hi everyone, first off i would like to say this fourm is super awesome, many people have dedicated a lot of their time to help others and it is just great.

I have a problem which as the title suggest, my camera doesn't work, more like the app it self, it won't load, shuts it self right off. This all happened after i upgraded to ics. I followed this thread to upgrade: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1616472

and the camera since then didn't work, i tried going back to stock + going to the old bootloader, changed the CID back, from being SuperCID.

i tried uninstalling the camera-app, and install the HD apk (that one of the members have made), but the same result, the camera just won't load. or loads and shuts off right away. I have done everything i could think off and nothing worked,

I have wind as carrier, i am s-off and at the moment have gave up on the camera and this is pretty much my last resort hoping that someone could have an idea and get me my camera back lol.

please let me know if i forgot to mention anything, any help and any suggestion is appreciated. Thank you!
[HTC Amaze 4G] crazykas:
Why don't you flash another rom & see what happen.Clear the Camera cache too
[HTC Amaze 4G] Bariq0:
i did all that, i returned to ics, and have installed Energy ROM, i have cleared cache as well through recovery

I think there is nothing i can do which kind of sucks since the camera is beautiful on the amaze
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Andrololol:
Tested all versions besides 3.0+. Could no longer handle all the crash and FC. Camera flicker. Crash upon leaving wifi. Loss of data in LTE areas at random running on H+ and 3G.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 running Sky ICS because Superlite JB is not a good DD
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] yavihah:
It is still unstable so these are known issues and we have to wait for a fix, until now just stay on ics, you could try R4in build and Orthos One
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Illnevertell:
Change your Sig that's disrespectful to a dude who works hard on helping the community just because you don't know how to troubleshoot and fix your own problems it's noobs like you who make devs pull work. What kind of worthless pile of crap smacks an active dev in the face like that he dles it for free what have you done aside from whine about what YOUR lack of knowledge and research can't fix
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jyazzie110:
+100000000
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Illnevertell:
Post count =5 only a stupid noob would post worthless crap like this please go to some other site and post your trash there clearly your supplying nothing constructive like logcats so what do you want huh you just want to whine and moan instead of trying to make the community better its noobs like you that make xda such a problem to us veterans
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] T.J. Bender:
Confucius says: if one dozen users have problem, the ROM does not work. If one user has problem, the user does not work.

Are you following all the instructions in the OP? Because, and I don't even run Superlite, I can kinda tell by your post that you're not, and it's causing major problems for you. If you want to try Superlite again, go back and read the entire thread before you flash, then follow vincom's instructions to the letter. If you don't want to try Superlite again, well, why did you post this?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rob_awake_21:
Just bought my nexus and I can't get off the main wi-fi set up screen its showing me my wi-fi network but its not connecting its only showing that its saved and secured.??
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garryknight:
Go into your router's settings and see if it has been set to limit connection to known MAC addresses.

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[HTC Rezound] fp1712:
1.) USE RE Explorer

2.) DEL /system/app/Idlescreen_Base.odex THIS FILE!

3.) Download --> Idlescreen_Base.apk and replace in /system/app

4.) REBOOT YOUR PHONE:D

*JUST TEST IN 4.0.3 GLOBAL... OTHER ROM BACKUP THAT TWO FILE IS BETTER~

1st post... hope it can help you~ thx~
[HTC Rezound] Kratz17:
Just drop it on /system/app ? Do I need to fix any of the permissions?

Or should I install the apk?
[HTC Rezound] Po1soNNN:
This is really cool did you make this?
[HTC Rezound] fp1712:
i have try to nothing set permissions , also OK:laugh:

Not me....:( Just in china some guy do it... i am hongkong people... know chinese and know XDA no people Fix it yet~ so make a eng step only~ :p

enjoy it~
[HTC Rezound] fp1712:
Just drop it ... no need install~

3 step:

1.DEL ONE FILE

2.REPLACE ONE FILE

3.REBOOT
[HTC Rezound] Abu-7abash:
Interesting. Been waiting to give the .12 leak a real test buy mmt that annoying lockscreen been keeping me off.

Will certainly give this a try soon.
[HTC Rezound] csong95:
Hey this would be usefully for me back when we just got 4.0.3.605 ect but still nice
[HTC Rezound] HowardZ:
Are you sure it is safe?

Can there be malicious code or spyware in it?

It comes from someone in China?

PS I am asking because it does not come from someone we know. Sounds like you found this on a Chinese website.

PPS I actually am a bit excited that a solution has been found.
[HTC Rezound] fp1712:
Just use 3 days only, No problem
[HTC Rezound] gampt:
Works good. Removes annoying sim card message but it messes up lock screen shortcuts. It puts default shortcuts back in and it won't allow you to change them. I'm on 4.03.605.2. You could ask the guy in China to fix it, maybe?
[HTC Rezound] GIGZ1971:
I deleted the file you stated to delete, then downloaded the new file and replaced the old one with it. I get a blank lock screen that DOESN'T WORK. :crying: i have to use the pull down bar to get back to my home screen

I'm glad to see that this worked for someone. Did you ever get the shortcuts to work?
[HTC Rezound] csong95:
I was trying to fix just need to find the file he delete and implant the shortcut file back in
[HTC Rezound] GIGZ1971:
OK thanks. So are you fixing the "Idlescreen_Base.odex" he uploaded because I only found "Idlescreen_Base.apk in system/app.

I'm running Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 3.6 if that makes a difference.
[HTC Rezound] gr8nole:
Nils' Rom is deodexed, so there will not be any odex files in it.

Deodexing combines the apk with the associated odex file.
[HTC Rezound] gampt:
Shortcuts work but they cannot be changed.
[HTC Rezound] littlebo:
Hey guys , tried this on ICS-Global-Plus rom , not working , just blank screen .

update - changed permission and everything work fine ! Thanks .
[HTC Rezound] olorolo:
Nice now if I could just get the 3G or 4G instead of this edge I might keep Simple Mobile for a spell :o
[HTC Rezound] olorolo:
I'm using Nils 3.6 business Rom and this fix worked perfect for me, thx a lot. I just put bak on the one in system/apps and with root explorer I copied the modded one there and changed permissions to match and owners to 0 then reboot and it works perfect.

sent from a paperclipped Rezound
[HTC Rezound] my htc rezound:
to use the APK must be rooting the cel? thx
[HTC Rezound] sergerdar:
Thanks bro :):)
[Networking] lgoddard85:
Is it possible to change the MEID on a us cellular galaxy s 2 for use on boost mobile? I've been reading/looking all day for information on this and while I have found some I just can't figure it out. I payed nearly $600 for this damn phone and US Cellular dropped my contract like assholes after I moved out of state.
[Networking] hyelton:
Nope. And even if you could ESN/MEID changing is illegal! Not gonna happen. If you want money sell them on eBay or on here.

The ONLY phone that I know of that ESN is changable is LG phones Not saying I`ve done it or not :cowboy: But It works But its HIGHLY illegal!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] AndroidProject:
Can anyone give the flashablezip for galaxy y?4ways boot menu flashable zip?

Thanks:):D:beer:
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Baskhara:
This I made a flashable zip for that hope it work, I didn't make it just took it from other rom for android.policy.jar and framework-res.apk, I've changed all png file on framework-res.apk to the stock :D

db.tt/JwGZ3trX

Sent from my GT-S5360
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] AndroidProject:
Are u sure?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Baskhara:
Yes :confused:

Sent from my GT-S5360
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] AndroidProject:
I have been try it

Thanks bro:D
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Baskhara:
Okay urwelcome ;)

Sent from my GT-S5360
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Kousthubha Kumar:
Dude, it wont work, It only works for the ROM base that you took those files from. It WONT work on all stock ROMs.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Baskhara:
It base on DXLF1

Sent from my GT-S5360
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] AndroidProject:
What?im using it now in Repencis 3.5 and my build is DXLA1 :p

DXLA 1 is amazing apply all custom rom
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] blackpanther2209:
thanks bro!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Baskhara:
Urwelcome ;):D

Sent from my GT-S5360
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] d3cka:
So its working or not on dxlf1 stockrom?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Baskhara:
I think it'll work, coz I've tried it on Stock deodexed rom DXLE1 and its work, you can make a backup of ur android.policy.jar and framework-res.apk if you have doubt ;)

Sent from my GT-S5360
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] d3cka:
Yup tested and work on stock dxlf1 thanks
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Baskhara:
Nice bro :D:thumbup:

Sent from my GT-S5360
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] AndroidProject:
Why not try?:)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Baskhara:
I've tried it :D

Sent from my GT-S5360
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] d3cka:
Me too but can someone edit to real stock theme except battery icon hehe
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Baskhara:
Ehm for the background you can use APK Multi Tool, for the download loading I don't know coz it use progress horizontal holo dark :confused:

Sent from my GT-S5360
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Crackion:
bro, i`m new on xPd and i have been trying to add powe menu to my SGY S5360L with UHKJ2, so unsuccessfully :(

tracing other post from here ifound but i still can``t do it well, would you guie me in some free little time?, i know how to compile/decompile, i guess my problem is editing de code..... hope your answer brother
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Baskhara:
Go to this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1866664 :)

Sent from my GT-S5360
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] The-Captain:
Thread Moved to Q&A
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia*arc:
hello guys every time i flash a kernal and custom rom the touch screen not working

what to do

please help me thanks
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrModMan:
re-flash to complete stock (stock kernel etc.) and format your system
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dizlow19353:
Hey so I rooted my epic 4g touch from fh13 and have flashed the agat and el29 cwm recoveries through mobile odin pro in hope of flashing cm9 beta 1. Both gave me the same thing, the bootscreen stops at Samsung galaxy. I wiped data and cache both times. If anyone has any idea of what's going on please help me out.

Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] extreme sense:
Try the el26. That's the one you need for cm, aosp, aokp builds. Just flash that kernel then wipe and flash
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cd7:
Best bet is to use direct boot cwm per cm instruction. Better safe than sorry. I used this to go from ff18 to cm9 before i came back to fi03. See http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1874374 and click on direct boot cwm...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bee mcfly:
The Jellybean update has finally arrived for the NS4G. However a couple ppl myself included have been receiving an error. With the OTA and the flashable .zip i get a status 7 error. Anyone have any clues as to why? Most people are coming from stock and still getting this error with stock recovery or CWM.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vulcanfk:
From the other thread, download the binaries and use the fastboot method detailed in this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31419426
[Networking] Mesaman2012:
Has anybody tried using a sensation or any smartphone for a WiFi hotspot to operate a Wii or a converter box to watch netflix movies. Thanks in advance...
[Networking] Mesaman2012:
Are has anyone used there devices hotspot to power,operate any device besides a computer. Thanks!!!
[Networking] Mesaman2012:
How about to operate a ps3?
[Networking] hyelton:
Its all the same...
[Networking] Mesaman2012:
I know I was just asking how it worked out did anyone experience any problems problems with the 4G data speeds while using the sensation or any T-Mobile android phone WiFi hotspot while doing this I don't have anything to test my sensation on but I was thinking about buying a Wii or a converter box to stream netflix.any info would be appreciated. Thanks!!!
[Networking] Mesaman2012:
Basically I'm just wanting to know has anyone that did this experience a lot of buffering. Thanks!!!
[Networking] Mesaman2012:
I bought a converter box lastnight to stream netflix using my sensation as a WiFi hotspot.so far no buffering working out perfect I have used 5.5Gb's so far.all is good.
[General Questions and Answers] verg0:
Hi, im new to this forum so please go easy guys....

I have a Noontec A9 that i have flashed with ICS 4.0.4 update_RK2918_Android4.0_DDR512M_456M_20120604.img

using RKBatchTool

Described in post #7 here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1526623The firmware is realy good BUT I cant get root access...

Tried installing superuser etc with no luck :'(

Does anyone know how to root this firmware or is there an alternitive rooted ICS 4.0.4 ROM out???

Verg0
[General Questions and Answers] bjingham:
Hi,

Not sure if I can help you with the root problem - but just wondering how you where you can get the ICS update as I can't seem to find this anywhere.

I've got root on the my Noontec A9 based on the previous firmware I installed but its only 2.3. Would much rather have ICS without root (although root is handy).

Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] verg0:
Read my top post there is a link to the thread its post number 7, i cant post external links as i dont have enough post counts :eek:
[General Questions and Answers] lastms:
Am wondering if there's any development for this? Post number 7 is meant for firmware v1.2.09 but mine is v1.2.10. Furthermore, will it upgrade to ICS? What about the performance since only got 512MB RAM?
[General Questions and Answers] damez2000:
So any update on ICS for this device? I dont want to rip apart my machine. Should be a way to do this with USB drive or SD media card.