yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 7 General] Rody2k6:
I'm on a PC using Chrome :/
[Nexus 7 General] blackfox888:
That's look pretty cool, nice job to make it look unique.
[Nexus 7 General] irishrally:
Cool. Might do this on the "x" of the official Asus cover.
[Nexus 7 General] Harry GT-S5830:
Imagine if someone filled in the little dots on the back to create a nexus 'x'
[Nexus 7 General] toby512:
Did you already order it? If not, forget it and go with the blurex ultra slim case, that's really the best one you can get and it's even cheaper!

http://www.amazon.com/Blurex-Ultra-Slim-Google-Tablet-Multi-Angle/dp/B008D2POAS
[Nexus 7 General] toby512:
That would be freakin' amazing, but not very easy to do, i guess...
[Nexus 7 General] toby512:
Me too, when i'm logged in, i don't see them, that's strange...

Added a Imageshack gallery link for this case!
[Nexus 7 General] Tonttunator:
Try clearing your cache, page history and whatnot. I suggest Ccleaner.

On Topic: I love the idea, but alas I am too lazy to look for the tapes.
[Nexus 7 General] deltantor:
I was thinking about the way I would go to do the same thing and what I was thinking is to use crayons to fill in the engraving. I have done the same for the engraving on a couple of firearms I own and it usually looks really good, and is also really simple to remove if you decide you dont like it or mess it up. Another way to go is nail polish but if you wanted to get rid of it you would need nail polish remover and that could mess up the plastic.
[Nexus 7 General] N3RD420:
I used nail polish to to decorate the back of mine. Looks good too! There was a thread going on a bout a month ago where quite a few were painting their back covers. I did the whole word "nexus" in a bright blue and white.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 General] Jordanooo:
I was thinking nail polish

How easy does it 'stick'?
[Nexus 7 General] N3RD420:
It was really easy to apply and has stayed in place. The polish my wife bought for the project had brushes with extra long bristles so it made it easier to keep in the lines.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 General] WinDroidGuy:
Big question, where and what colors did you get?

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 General] krelvinaz:
Coloring is neat until you start using a case, then it can't be seen.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 General] iamhcg:
OK, today I decided to give Acrylics paints another try, and this is what I've accomplished.

It's the best I can do.

(Gosh. It's really hard. I used a lot of tapes and tissues and still there're a little smudges alone the lines)
[Nexus 7 General] RockNrolling:
Nice job! It looks quite good. You obviously spent a fair amount of time getting it just right. :)

Sent from my Paranoid Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 General] danvee:
You can clean up the smears with a cotton swab and some rubbing alcohol.
[Nexus 7 General] narlynarwhal:
Do you just melt the crayon into the engraving?
[Nexus 7 General] litrekid:
I wonder what a fine grit sand paper would do to the cover. Then u could be as messy as u want and just sand away the excess. Would have to be 2000 grit or more fine.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mad5870:
Hey Just passing this along. Idk if our phone will get the update but since the galaxy sII is on the list there is a good chance.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...ill-get-Android-4.1-Jelly-Bean-update_id34807
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
Remember we are on sprint. We are always some of the last devices to be updated, if ever. Great phone- bad support from samsung and sprint.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mad5870:
yeah when I read it I was excited. but knew it was going to take time for ours like usual. o well
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Yes the official release may take some time, if ever, to get to us. But we might just some leaked builds along the way that would be more than useful. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] H4rryTipp3r:
I just woke up and came here to post this, thanks! lol

I really hope we get some JellyBean goodness, if not, sprint can go shove it!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
We will get official Jelly Bean. It's not happening right away, but it will happen.

Our phone is CDMA which is one major reason that we won't see an update as quickly as the international SGS2…
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
If its anything like the moment or epic, it will be when the phone is at its end of life and no longer sold in the stores. Oh, and it will probably be the last official youll see.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TheSilverStig:
I don't expect to see a jelly bean update for this phone. I would genuinely be surprised if it sees official jb.

Although they said the sgsII that doesn't mean the epic 4g touch variant. More stuff to support and more stuff to go wrong that becomes sprints problem. Also, people would see how capable this exynos really is and not go get an sgs3, with the only differences being the screen and a 4g chip you're never gonna use anyway, because sprint wants the world to buy iphones. I'm getting off this sinking ship and switching to verizon asap.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
The epic branding has been retired, its now the sph-d710 galaxy s2, Samsung has promised support for a minimum of 18months after release on all devices starting with the gs2 series so we will more than likely get official JB, and it won't take as long as ICS since the upgrade from ICS to JB isn't as intensive as from GB to ICS was. Samsung has sworn off carrier branded devices and starting with the sgs3 all devices will be nearly identical except for the few differences for network compatibility. Mostly radios and modems, otherwise hardware and software will now be as close to exactly the same as the original international variant and all devices will be available on all carriers as close to the same release date as possible.

We are legion, for we are many.

Sent from the DarkSide of the GalaXy with a MEK device
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mship:
Wow if what you say is true I will probably stick with the samsungs galaxy line for my next phone, because I was thinking about going right for the next nexus no matter who it was who made it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dw3bb10:
They can't even get ICS right, I doubt we get JB.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
I'm trying to decide between the note 2 and the new nexus for my personal line, whichever I don't get for it ill be adding on my work line, ill prob be getting the sgs3 on my personal line and putting the et4g on my work line when the note 2 launches until my upgrade comes up in the beginning of Dec. My dads got the sgs3 and will be preordering the note 2 so ill get the sgs3 once his note comes in. That's one good thing about having a technophile for a dad he buys a new phone off contract everytime it drops and gives me his old one so i don't have to use up upgrades too often unless I want a nexus or something he hasn't bought yet. He's been sticking with Samsung since the et4g launched, which I'm fine with I got sick of dealing with HTC and their locked up bootloaders after the GB update on the og evo and after the moto photon I won't ever buy another moto device that thing sucked to try and mod, I can't go with a device that you have to sacrifice something to be able to flash

We are legion, for we are many.

Sent from the DarkSide of the GalaXy with a MEK device
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Tha_Dynasty2049:
Idk if im late but we getting JB

http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/24/samsung-rolling-jelly-bean-toward-most-of-its-smartphone-tablet/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wcr84:
I wonder if we will get an updated TW. I think thats where a lot of problems are coming from.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cob11341:
Why are people saying that we won't have Jelly Bean? Samsung stated that they would support this phone for up to 18 months! Believe it or not Jelly Bean might be our last official update. I don't think they will go beyond 4.1.X :0
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] someguyatx:
A plain android release would be much better.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Tha_Dynasty2049:
lol i hear that but id be happy if samsung leave they task killer tho i love it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] GiantJay:
They won't do a pure Android release of Jelly Bean I don't think because it would be too much of a change for regular people, even though most of us would love it. We will probably be able to get it through sprint id though. I wish they would change the colors in tw to stock Android blue though, so much better then green and white.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dougthemug:
update list
[Streak 5 Android Development] _n0p_:
Here, i've quickly compiled three MTD utils ( git://git.infradead.org/mtd-utils.git ):

nanddump, nandwrite, flash_erase

So far tested nanddump - works :), i was wandering what's inside

--

mtd3: 00040000 00020000 "LogFilter"

mtd4: 00300000 00020000 "oem_log"

--

Nothing interesting, actually.

--

nandwrite should enable you to write boot, recovery, system and firstboot right from android system (i don't think that it's good idea, but anyway).

--

Readme:

MTD-Utils 1.5

Please use with extreme caution!

--

Streak 5, dump example for recovery:

./nanddump /dev/mtd/mtd1 -f /sdcard/mtd1

--

Our layout:

cat /proc/mtd

dev: size erasesize name

mtd0: 00500000 00020000 "boot"

mtd1: 00600000 00020000 "recovery"

mtd2: 00600000 00020000 "recovery_bak"

mtd3: 00040000 00020000 "LogFilter"

mtd4: 00300000 00020000 "oem_log"

mtd5: 00100000 00020000 "splash"

mtd6: 10400000 00020000 "system"

mtd7: 08c00000 00020000 "userdata"

--

Have fun,

Sergei (_n0p_)

(tools attached)

--

I was able to switch recovery on the fly, having /sdcard/CWM.img (CWM port by TheManii) and /sdcard/SM.img (Old and trusty StreakMod):

/system/xbin/flash_erase /dev/mtd/mtd1 0 0

/system/xbin/nandwrite /dev/mtd/mtd1 /sdcard/CWM.img

Reboot, checked if works - it does :)

Back to StreakMod:

/system/xbin/flash_erase /dev/mtd/mtd1 0 0

/system/xbin/nandwrite /dev/mtd/mtd1 /sdcard/SM.img
[Streak 5 Android Development] _n0p_:
Changelog:

Added flash_erase
[Streak 5 Android Development] citric_acid:
can you please guide how to flash this

should i flash this in streakmod recovery and will it wipe my current streakmod with cwm recovery ?
[Streak 5 Android Development] _n0p_:
This zip pack should not be flashed.

This tools can operate on (at least) Streak NAND flash partitions, i.e. read, erase, write.

It contains three android binaries - you should extract them and place, preferably, into /system/xbin

Change permissions on al this files to 755 - like:

chmod 755 nanddump

Now, you should be able to flash boot(kernel) and recovery right from working Android system.

I've given an example in first post.

hunderteins, if you reading this - would you give mtd5 from your device?

I have it empty and wander what image format it should have.
[Streak 5 Android Development] _n0p_:
Where is AMSS, DSP and stuff?

What do we have on NAND (my comments are in italic):

I/PrintK ( 1): <5>Creating 8 MTD partitions on "msm_nand":

54MB hole

I/PrintK ( 1): <5>0x000003600000-0x000003b00000 : "boot"

I/PrintK ( 1): <5>0x000003b00000-0x000004100000 : "recovery"

I/PrintK ( 1): <5>0x000004100000-0x000004700000 : "recovery_bak"

I/PrintK ( 1): <5>0x000004700000-0x000004740000 : "LogFilter"

I/PrintK ( 1): <5>0x000004740000-0x000004a40000 : "oem_log"

1MB hole

I/PrintK ( 1): <5>0x000004b40000-0x000004c40000 : "splash"

35MB hole

I/PrintK ( 1): <5>0x000007000000-0x000017400000 : "system"

I/PrintK ( 1): <5>0x000017400000-0x000030000000 : "userdata" (should be 0x000020000000)

W/PrintK ( 1): <4>mtd: partition "userdata" extends beyond the end of device "msm_nand" -- size truncated to 0x8c00000

According to this article:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=542688

this areas can be regained and hmmm, altered? :)

AMSS, DSP, service tag, provider lock and some other interesting stuff could be there!
[Streak 5 Android Development] hunderteins:
nice one. Thanks. But my mtd5 is 1048576 times 0xff.

What is the difference between

$ cat /dev/mtd/mtd5 > /sdcard/mtd5

and

$ nanddump /dev/mtd/mtd5 -f /sdcard/mtd5

?
[Streak 5 Android Development] _n0p_:
Well, it seems that nothing, but this makes me feel dumber than usual :)

I didn't try cat :laugh::o
[Streak 5 Android Development] TheManii:
flash_image should be the built in way of writing to mtd and raw emmc partitions, though we rarely ever discuss flash_image

try reading the raw nand at the beginning of it, thats where its stored on emmc devices, and there is unmapped space in the beginning

54mb should be approx enough shouldnt it? (not at pc to verify file sizes of the firmwares)

you could compare to the spro's map i guess, its an emmc device, but not a qisda one.

if i had the mapping for the "streak2 5" that would be the best to compare to, but i dont

is there any way to verify the mem locations are correct? i have the exact emmc layout for the s7/s10 because nvflash provides it if asked.

but there is no standardized tool for qualcomm chips, ill assume they're correct

also: at least on filesystems you should use dd and not cat for the fact that cat drops the final byte or something to that degree.

i dont recall if it applies to yaffs2 but it should for ext, it shouldnt matter for raw mtd partitions
[Streak 5 Android Development] citric_acid:
hmmm iam still confused :confused: need to wait more to know this all :(
[Streak 5 Android Development] _n0p_:
You see, tools operate on logical partition level (i think flash_image is a userspace tool that uses mtd partitions, same as mtd-utils).

And kernel doesn't provide a raw device for NAND (i'd love to be wrong though).

I'll try tomorrow to supply kernel an MTD table via mtdparts parameter and check ow it goes.
[Streak 5 Android Development] hunderteins:
mtd devices are character devices, dd works only on block devices.

I thought apply_patch is the first choice for writing into mtd from the commandline.

there should be a kernel option near mtd in menuconfig where you can setup the mtd-layout manually on the kernel commandline. Thats where I would tinker, when I wouldn't trust atag.
[Streak 5 Android Development] _n0p_:
Yes, " Command line partition table parsing" enabled in kernel.

Also, MTD seems to have enabled char read/write access, that makes MTD-Utils a bit obsolete :)

OK, i'll report if i'll find something interesting.
[Streak 5 Android Development] hunderteins:
$ dumpatags /proc/atags

read 412 bytes from /proc/atags in buffer of size 10000

0000 - 0002:54410001 ATAG CORE flags=00000004 pagesize=54420005 rootdev=21000000

0008 - 0004:54420005 ATAG INITRD2 start=21000000 size=0002b4d3

0024 - 0004:54410002 ATAG MEM size=0e800000 start=20000000

0040 - 0004:54410002 ATAG MEM size=0fe00000 start=30000000

0056 - 0058:4d534d70unknown tag

0288 - 0022:54410009 ATAG CMDLINE androidboot.hardware=streak console=ttyMSM2,115200n8 androidboot.baseband=msm

0376 - 0004:afd137cbunknown tag

0392 - 0003:54410007 ATAG REVISION revision=00000016
[Streak 5 Android Development] _n0p_:
AMSS MTD partition:

Offset: 0x6C0000, Size: 0x1360000

DSP MTD partition:

Offset: 0x1A80000, Size: 0x1060000

--

Service Tag resides in area starting on 0x360000

--

AppsBoot:

Offset: 0x1A20000, Size: 0x60000

dbl:

Offset: 0x200, Size: 0x1E000

DT:

Offset: 0x620000, Size: 0xA0000

--

Unsure of fsbl and osbl - seems like it's data intermixed with bad blocks on my device.

--

Block from 0x4c40000 contains somewhat altered amss and dsp (maybe something else).
[Streak 5 Android Development] _n0p_:
StreakMod recovery.

Kind of side-effect from my test:

StreakMod with replaced kernel (Phoenix, +rotated matrix).

http://n0p.8bit.fm/streak/smd.img

Works in portrait mode (interesting, looks like out matrix was rotated in kernel for 270 in kernel)., no it's different static surface flinger.
[Streak 5 Android Development] TheManii:
Could you make a dump of dt? (and which version of DT you have)

DT obviously isnt straight flashed during a stock update, wonder how it's transformed on install.
[Streak 5 Android Development] _n0p_:
I believe it's 407.

http://n0p.8bit.fm/streak/DT.zip (zipped just for integrity)
[Streak 5 Android Development] TheManii:
Which kernel was it that you modded for this? (I mean the exact revision), did you upload it?

I'm keen on dumping everything and attempting to do a write up on it.

I've done a device fixing guide for the S7:

[Guide][Technical]Restoring your device specific data (including Service Tag)

Context: someone uploaded an nvflash dump that also included their device specific data (imei, service tag, etc)

and dozens of people ended up with cloned devices because they blindly flashed it without understanding nvflash.

I would like to do a feasability study to see if it would be possible to restore jtagged S5's (ie ones with blanked IMEI, service tags)

I'd need multiple dumps to compare the unique data, very least we'd be able to learn a thing or three.

I'm guessing that JTAG was always able to access these sections of the nand, and that they were writing bad data to it during restore

(as the jtaggers didnt have a good copy from a working s5?)

Your DT dump is definitely different from the raw DT.img, 366 and 407's DT only differ in their dates, they're more or less byte identical.

It's likely due to DT being "installed" and not mere "extracted" (ie DT_update on stock update)
[Streak 5 Android Development] _n0p_:
It's simply a kernel parameters, altering mtd partitions - and you can take them from smd.img I published earlier. There's three unkX partitions mapped to holes in nand layout.

Or I can build a cm7 kernel with this options.

--

Seems like contents or mtd partitions are crc checksummed. Anyway, having full amss and dsp dump should enable us to write'em right on rom flashing and that's good.
[Streak 5 Android Development] TheManii:
For the actual firmware files, it's not important as I'm mainly interested in analyzing the device unique data.

I dont believe the unique data has any checksums, as devices can still boot with blank IMEIs and service tags,

unless it also just so happens that they took that one instance into account.

The S7's data definitely isnt checksummed, but it's a rather different platform.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Hidden92:
Hi,

as you know there is an integrated backup app on our 4Xs.

Can anyone tell how good it is?

Does it miss to backup anything important?

I'll return my 4X to Amazon and order a new one because its price dropped by 50€. Now I wonder if the Backup App will save everything I need so I don't have to save anything manually.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] SimonTS:
Sorry ... WTF ... you are going to send your phone back to Amazon to get another one and save $50?

If you couldn't afford the phone in the first place then you shouldn't have bought it and if your time is worth so little that you would do all that for 50 bucks then I feel a little sorry for you.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Hidden92:
There are three reasons: First 50€ (about 64$), so why not get 50€ without great effort?

Second: Switch a new phone for one that is already used about a month and get 50€, thats a great deal.

(Also I can put a screen cover on it right after unpacking it, the last time I did it the day after, and it was impossible to do so without catching dust under the cover)

And third: I can send it back and get 100% of my money back if the Optimus G is released the next month and I decide to get it after testing it.

If I would've sent it back because I couldn't afford it I certainly shouldn't buy the same phone again ;)

What means "all that"? Clicking two buttons on a webpage and carry the package about 100m to the next post-station? Yeah, that's definitely something a person that has a normal life won't find time for.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] c0ldz3r0:
@Hidden92 daaaamn man... I feel so sorry for you.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Dexter_nlb:
and fourth: you lose it all , if Optimus G is not available before Q1 2013, just about 5 months time to wait. guess what your o4x is worth then, pennies..
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Hidden92:
That's not a problem, I had no idea when the G will be released, and it is not a requirement for me to get 100% of my money back for the 4X. If the G has a SD-Slot I will buy it (if it looks good in reality, I won't judge the look from pictures).

But until it's time to switch to the G I will be happy with my 4X
[LG Optimus 4X HD] optimuswhite:
Someone....please.....post your experience using stock backup app.

Can it backup game save data?

Can I copy the backup to SDcard/PC? Can I copy and restore the backup to another O4X?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] dfreake:
welli i use my pc actually copy the important thing like android file on internal where all my game save and data there and then copy paste it to another o4x or after wipe data is easy as that or if you want the apks,,use titanium backup and it will make a folder called titanium backup on internal(i think) and put it on my pc and then copy paste it to ur phone or other phone

i think this the longest step but its the safest(for me);)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] will-i-am1977:
Is this possible?

I've deleted a photo by accident, and i need it back, it's still being used as a contact picture, so it's in the phone somewhere, , any ideas if I can get it back?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Immortalis:
I solved this problem by taking screenshot of the contact and cropping image.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kieronw3:
If you are rooted try undelete on the market
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Immortalis:
If I were you, I would have used GetDataBack for FAT32 on Windows PC.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] will-i-am1977:
I've got this and the thumbnails are not the ones i want, and the ones without thumbnails are in the hundreds.

I don't have a PC, as running a mac, and cropping the pic makes me loses the bottom half of the pic :(
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Rasin Ansar:
Hi,guys in this thread we can discuss about the android phone that appeals most to your eyes.

My choices: galaxy nexus&HTC one x
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] subbiahvignesh:
Nexus ftw!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] simratcs:
HTC ONE X

QUAD-CORE baby !!

:D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ivAnash:
HTC One x is hot... But beauty fades off, Performance stays... S3 ...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] loneagl:
U might find it hard to believe but our galaxy sl is a handsome device.compare with others if u don't believe.

That samsung sucks in its firmwares is an entirely different issue.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Skander1998:
Galaxy S3 (feels well.. like nature.. lol) -> Nexus (only screen is visible, no buttons.. minimalistic beautiful design!)-> Htc One X (Soft mechanical kind of look) -> Galaxy SL (love the backcover).
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Rasin Ansar:
I'm a hardcore android fan&I really don't like apple. But the iPhone 5 is really like a piece of artwork. It seems like the Rolls-Royce in the world of Toyota&Honda(androids) .It will be better if any of the android manufacturers try to release a piece like that one which seems goods to the eyes&has power.

The Sammy people is going with their cheap plastic.:confused::banghead: HTC & Sony releases good looking devices.:)

I love the lumia 900 and it will be nice if Nokia enters the android world
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Skander1998:
U Mad? I'd rather get cheap plastic that can turn into actual metal, than alloy with no removable back and no SD Card.

http://cnn.cn/shop/samsung-i9300-ga...ery-cover-with-blue-metal-insert-p-15967.html
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] samisax:
I think the S3 looks like a cheap Chinese phone. That silver lining is so 2005.

I think the Razr M and One X are pieces of art. :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Rasin Ansar:
I too agrees with you buddy!!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Rasin Ansar:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1903236

That's great news
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] saywhatt:
S3 xD lol.. im biased
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] yuval.r:
galaxy nexus !!:D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kkrraazzyy:
galaxy s3 is the bst
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] PharmCAT:
T-Mobile G1

Geeky sexy! :D