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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Bronk93:
I'f I'm not mistaken you must have a specific type of gophone sim card for it to work, like one out of a prepaid smart phone through them. I highly recommend looking at straight talk. They have a BYOD "Bring Your Own Device" program where they will sell you an AT&T compatible sim card with unlimited everything for $45.00/month. That's what I'm using and my service is phenomenal, no dropped calls, get service in building's etc....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mylesmoney:
And straight talk is cheaper...how is their internet speeds? Fast or slow, because its not a straight talk phone so I'm assuming that the speeds will be kept at a minium.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Bronk93:
I use straight talk with my skyrocket and I average between 3-7 mbps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mylesmoney:
Cool, that's good enough for me. I did the math and att has got to be crazy for what they want with a smartphone plan. 50 dollars a month for 250 min for talk, unlimited text and 1gb of data for 50 a month??? Crazy! Thanks again for the straightalk suggestion! I just ordered the att sim card for it.. but how did you get your phone unlocked so you could get straight talk?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jamrockbwoy:
http://www.cellunlocker.net/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Bronk93:
You do not have to unlock your phone to use it with straight talk because the sim card you purchase through them is for att compatible phones so it's the same bands minus lte. When you get the sim card in the mail there will be instructions on how to activate the sim and add an apn.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mylesmoney:
You are a life saver bro! Now I don't have hunt att down to get a unlock code. Thank you for this info! Can't wait to get my Sim card i'm the mail!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] BloodSkin:
just make sure you remove the trakfone proxy because some services reject access to it, causing the app(s) to return network errors and become unusable.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mylesmoney:
Thanks for the heads up. So not putting the proxy number in it won't effect the overall service right? Like the texting and calling?
[General Questions and Answers] calicratis19:
Hi I unlocked my phone from a thread here in xda forum but can not find the link now. Recently I factory reset my phone because my it became terribly slow. Now when I go to an app and back to home, my home page always flashes white with HTC written and loading sign appears and then gets back to normal. But I cannot go to the market or online anymore and also cannot sign in to google account. So I wanted to restore the data from a backup I did before. I am not sure through which software I did that. I have some files in a backup folder I kept in my PC. The files are

1) .android_secure.vfat.tar

2)boot.img

3)cache.ext4.tar

4)data.ext4.tar

5)nandroid.md5

6)recovery.img

7)system.ext4.tar

Now I tried to install CWM recovery. I tried the method where you have to put a CWM image file and adb files in a folder(total 5 files) and install them through command prompt whlie your phone connected to PC as fastboot USB in bootloader. But when I tried to install it I got "writing 'recovery'... FAILED (remote: not allowed)" this method. I don't know if the way I am following is the right one or not. I want to just go to the position where I unlocked my phone first time. Some information appears in the top screen when I boot into the bootloader.

***LOCKED***

PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT-1.27.0000

RADIO-11.22.3504.07_M

OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0131

eMMC-boot Jan 13 2012, 17:33:44

Maybe this will help to understand what I have done with this device which apparently I don't. Also when I try to go to the recovery option in the bootloader it shows a Red Triangle with exclamation mark infront of a device picture.

My phone's software info are,

Android version: 4.0.3

HTC Sense version: 3.6

Can anyone please help me to get my phone to normal. Thanks.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shook187:
Yeah at 3am :rolleyes:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stevemoffler:
:) so lol best I've ever seen on sprint lol

Sent from my LTEVO
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tuscani1821:
Those are some fast 3g speeds. I get 1.8 at best. With that said this thread will be locked shortly, I've seen another thread like this get locked.

Sent from my Genesis that does what Nintendon't
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] .torrented:
This was during the day
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stevemoffler:
Ya my threads always get locked lol the big ole mods don't like me haha

Sent from my LTEVO
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] chuckhriczko:
Must be my location but those are pretty standard 3g speeds for me and I'm not in an LTE market.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] irishgreen:
Yeah I consistantly get 2-3 mb down where I live, maybe its to substitute for the fact we never got 4g wimax and who knows if well ever get lte!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xHausx:
Please stop spamming the forum. You do not need to create a new thread each time your last one falls of the front page.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1873743

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1892285

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1857941
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] ryant22:
Okay, I realise this isn't an accessory, but rather a necessity.

Anyone know where/if it's possible to buy replacement screws for the Ace?

Took a ace apart a month or so, intending to fix the nakard digitizer and LCD which have both been bought. but now i cannot remember where i stored the screws and can't put the phone together. Any help would be much appreciated
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] ryant22:
Nevermind, found them. but if anyone knows. it might be useful to let others know :):(
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] ross231:
If you did never did find them, you could buy a broken ace, take that one apart, get the screws, put them in your good ace :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] thedisturbedone:
First off this is NOT my development and I am merely sharing with a modded version that suits our little Ace.

This mod was found in the General Themes section. Here is the link to the thread.

First off, it would NOT work on MIUI or Paranoid Android or any heavily modded CM9 versions. It would work with any pure CM9 or CM9 that has slight mods to the SystemUI and Framework-res.

So please make sure you get a backup before you try this.

Procedure:

1. Boot to CWM

2. Make a Backup

3. Mount System

4. Flash

Screen: (from original thread)

Download: Mediafire (2MB)

I simply downloaded the file and included the correct updater-script for our Galaxy Ace and re-uploaded.

This is all thanks to nitinvaid so head over to his thread and click thanks. But please don't flash his file since it will cause a status 0 error in CWM.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mentes:
hi there,

I am from Germany and since yesterday i am not able anymore to download any free app except the google ones.

That means, that i can download, google earth, google translator and so on but as soon as I try to download any other app i get this message in german: "Ihr Konto kann momentan nicht bestätigt werden. Bitte versuchen Sie es in einigen Minuten wieder." in english it should be: "At the moment we can not confirm your account. Please try again in a few minutes"

Does anybody else have the some problem? I am on android since the beginning and I have never had such a message? I already cleared the cache and the data of both google playstore and the download manager. I can use and receive my googlemails and I can also use and talk over google talk.

any help?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobnut:
Yes, don't worry, I am pretty sure it is a Google problem. I had that problem yesterday and thought I had resolved the issue as after some messing around with CSCs and defrosting certain apps I had frozen, I was able to download again...

But this morning, the problem is back.

I suggest you just sit tight and wait for Google to sort the issue out :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mentes:
ok, but it is strange that this problem does not occur on the google apps :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobnut:
The problem is actually a little bit different from the one you have described... for me at least.

I am able to install any app (Google or otherwise) that I have previously installed on any previous device. The problem only occurs if I try and install an app which I have never installed before.

The problem like I said above corrected itself for a while yesterday evening, but it is back now. To test, I have:

1/ Factory reset on the new JB build - still problem

2/ Fully wiped and reflashed via ODIN - still problem

3/ Gone back to ICS - still problem

4/ Restored previous backup of ICS which I know to be perfectly ok - still problem

So, I am pretty convinced that the issue is with Google. I hope this helps put your mind at rest.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mentes:
found the solution:

1. delete your google account

2. Clear Cache & Data of playstore in the app manager

3. uninstall last updates of playstore in app manager

4. activate/create your existing account again

5. Finish

that worked for me.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheCaedmon:
I have the same problem with my rooted HTC Evo 3D. Updates works fine

It works fine with my not rooted Samsung Galaxy 7 Plus N Tablet. Thats weird
[HTC One X] SpiggyTopes:
Hi All,

Had my One X a week now and loving it.

On my Desire I had Button Saviour running to preserve the keys - can I do this with the One X without rooting?

Or, just have a soft "screen off" key?

Cheers.
[Samsung Focus S] tayfelix:
If im not wrong, WP uses arm v7.
[Samsung Focus S] LudoGris:
Good luck with this, it would be nice to see a 7.8 ROM on this device before I go buy the ATIV.
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
yes your right, but that's what it says, it reboots in to some sort of QC download mode, QPST is the waiting for it to talk to it which it doesn't do, it just sits there with this error message.

I have been able to backup the Important bits that make the phone work, and I have access to the EFS, I can change all sorts at a very low level but any time I try and download some of the various "partitions" it reboots to this special download mode. because we don't have any form of ROM I thought the first priority should be to see if we can make a backup of it, outside of MS encrypted zune backup I mean

the software is old so perhaps it doenst work with newer hardware, but then it does with android soooo.....
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
don't hold your breath, I still don't really know what im doing, consider this playing.....in a mine field :D
[Samsung Focus S] tayfelix:
Hmmm. If this does work. Will it ever work on focus flash/ omnia w? Cuz it got the same spec except different screen sizes
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
That depends what you mean by work, will the focus flash connect to various diagnostic tools? yes probably, will it be possible to download the ROM? maybe, beyond that I haven't got a clue

starting to run out of ideas, I think either the download mode via QPST is disabled or, and more likely, the driver isn't correct, when it enters the arm9 fatal error screen it is still using same driver, the same driver samsungs download mode uses, but both won't talk to QPST unless I enable diagnostic mode within windows phone OS, the prob with that is that it won't then allow access to the file systemSent from my fake Lumia 900 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
[Samsung Focus S] tayfelix:
It also have diagnostic tools .
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
be careful, you can bugger up your device!​

i will write a more detailed guide later

First things first, you will need to make sure you have the samsung diagnostic tool install

bring up the phone dialer and dial

##634#​

you will now see a diagnostic app on your app list, run it and type in

*#7284#​

that will enable you to change the USB connection mode,select

Modem USB diag​

OPTIONAL - Typing in the following code will bring up the diagnostic root menu

#197328640#​

you can find a full list Here Many of the codes on that list just run functions found in the root menu

Bare in mind that pissing around with some of the things in there will bring about a swift crappy end to your day!

plugging in your your phone at this point will install a Samsung COM driver

next download and install QPST on your computer, run the config part of that, it will ask you to select your phone, you will need to add a com port, it should then list your phone to connect to it

you can then edit the EFS, service/phone settings, download settings

you will need to know your SPC number, mine was already 0000000, there are ways of working out your number if leaving it all at zeros doesnt work.

use the service editor to read the phone settings, it will ask for your SPC, once loaded,you can save those settings to a file, very important ifyou screw something up
[Samsung Focus S] tayfelix:
Cool, I will try it when I'm free. Hmm what's UR focus s BOOTLOADER, firmware version and diagnostic version ?
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
as reported in windows phone about screen, note that the Focus S and Omnia 7, has a firmware update that will stop any interop unlocking, i had it installed but it killed my battery life and my phone reception so i took it off, id suspect the bootldt vs will be different between devices, even though they were released at the same time

bootldr 6.5.16.0

firmware 2103.11.10.1 (not the Samsung update that breaks interop)

diagnostic 0923 (not the Samsung update that breaks interop)
[Samsung Focus S] tayfelix:
Er it's focus, focus s , focus flash/omnia w and omnia 7 that are affected by the freakin update. This is my version from the about info

Firmware: 2424.12.04.1

Bootloader: 6.4.4.0

Diagnostic : 1109

Note : I cant interlop unlock my omnia as Samsung fixed the exploit in the new firmware version :(

How did u remove the firmware ?
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
I made a backup before I installed it :)

I think we can get an xap of my version of the diagnostic tools, but the firmware update also changes drivers an a few other things, those cant be changed, if we could send custom cabs to the device we are laughing, but we cant, to cab send requires the cab to be signed, and the device would need to have that certificate, which cant be put on whilst its all in use
[Samsung Focus S] tayfelix:
:S don't think so as diagnostic tool is based on firmware I think.
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
try this, remove your existing diagnostic app and install this xap
[Samsung Focus S] tayfelix:
How can u install a xap..
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
Is your device still unlocked? The Samsung update will stop you applying the unlock but if you had it already installed it will still work, if it is unlocked then use an cap deployed, my link to the wee guide details how to do it, if it's interop unlocked but you can't install an xap deplorer the use the xap deplorer included with the WP SDK
[Samsung Focus S] tayfelix:
O.o it's ok. I will just wait for someone to be able to unlock the device as I already got the exploit for interlop unlock patched
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
well there isn't anyone working on unlocking it as far as I know, so if its going to happen then we need to do it ourselves.

Ive exhausted just about every avenue I can think of getting access to the device, ive been able to dump parts of the RAM but still not the ROM,

EFS is writable but I cant get in to the secure folders. The only way I can think of for getting the ROM is to get it working in one of the two download modes, both will not talk to anything tho, perhaps if I had the commands to copy the ROM I could just send them in the hope it will reply but it sure as hell isn't saying anything to the commands I have sent.
[Samsung Focus S] tayfelix:
Hmmm. Must there be a exploit? Zzz there's are very little/no hackers having a focus s or a focus flash/omnia w. they all have 1st gen devices I think.
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
Here is something Omnia w users might be able to use

please research before blindly doing anything, id hate for anyone to bugger up their device because the didn't read the very poorly translated websites.

There is also news that the focus S has been seen with 8779.8 on it, this isn't available to us yet so possibly a custom ROM already out there too....
[Samsung Focus S] tayfelix:
Ooo . Also, Even if omnia w succeeded back to kk4 rollback , it still cannot be interlop unlock. The reason why is because the firmware file type it different . And the flash tool can only read the different file type. Can't remember the file type.
[Samsung Focus S] ricardox6:
Forgotten device.

Everyone forgot this mobile phone?

Is it a device weak and shoddy? I don't think so ...

:(
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
No its an amazing device, ive tried everything I can think of to do anything with it, at this stage im only trying to get an image off the device but alas nothing as yet.

That pretty much leaves us with hardware, having to connect up the device to a "box" and try pull the info out directly.

BUT I don't see anyone else even trying to do anything with this wonderful device, I didn't have a clue when I started, but I have a good idea what doesn't work now :) which is a damn site lot more than when I started but still next to nothing compared to whats needed to be known to get a flashable image let alone a custom ROM.

So, if you want something on this device your going to have to get your hands dirty, that goes for all the other Focus S owners out here, there isn't enough of us to "let someone else do it", we have to pull together
[Samsung Focus S] ricardox6:
I've soiled my hands a little bit.

My device was a device demonstration, was always running an application demonstration of the device doesn't allow me to set up my accounts and hadn't my language.

Now everything is almost the same as a normal rom, just can't set up my Facebook account and i can't get the official updates via zune.

I will do my possible contribution to the development of this device.
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
if its a demo model perhaps Samsung didn't disable the QC download mode....

if you want to help, are you familiar with software called QPST?
[Samsung Focus S] ricardox6:
Installed it last week but still not know working on it. Nothing that a little commitment do not resolve. ;)
[Samsung Focus S] tayfelix:
How did u got that demo unit ??
[Samsung Focus S] ricardox6:
I bought the device on eBay.

I just knew it was device demo when i opened the package. :(
[Samsung Focus S] tayfelix:
Wow.
[Samsung Focus S] ricardox6:
I managed to connect me to the software.

Now, how can i change something in mobile phone?

I've done a Backup "DEADD00D_0.qcn."

Now i have to find a file with the same name downloaded to another device?

For example, a backup of a Nokia Lumia 900?

Or i have to change the file in Hex Edit?
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
the qcn file just contains some info, theres probably some important bits an bobs in there but ive yet to understand it all, it is not however a full backup, think of that file as a settings for your computers BIOS, very important if you bugger it up, but isn't much use on its own.... at least I don't think it is...
[Samsung Focus S] ricardox6:
So how do i do a full backup?
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
thats kind ofthe problem, we need to connect to the device in download mode, we can do that with the samsung flash tool but that doesnt let us copy off the device, downloadmode, QC or Samsung doesnt communicate with CDMA tool, CDMA workshop, qpst, we need to play and find something that does work, as i said, im no expert, but no one that knows can help then we need to do the leg work ourselves
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
Ive done some more theoretical research and unless ive been missled by the wine ive had tonight, There is only one solution to any form of modification and that's the bootloader, we need a custom one, something akin to HSPL, or perhaps we can change a portion of the EEPROM, that is possible by a direct EPROM programmer but is it possible via software?

so

cab update > update mode > checks for certificate against EEPROM > fails due to no certificate in EEPROM we can use

(cab update can change the EEPROM but only if its signed)

ROM Flash > Bootloader/download mode> checks for signing or something in ROM image > fails due to not signed or doesn't pass some check in bootloader / download mode

Final Questions

Is it possible to change a portion on the EEPROM via a low level download mode such as QC download mode?

Is it possible to download the FULL EEPROM from the device via software (hardware should be possible with the correct gear)
[Samsung Focus S] Nokser:
This Device run FTM/etc? if yes then possible reflash new ROM...
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
we can enable FTM, but we have no ROM to even play with.

if we can use FTM to dump the ROM (?) we have that would be a start but we still screwed as the bootloader is locked

im open to ideas mate, do you have any suggestions?
[Samsung Focus S] Nokser:
Yes i have some suggestions, but first i must more study this device and construction factory option.

If possible enable FTM, then we have big way to unlock bl or any other modification..
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
Well im absolutely here if you need anything, FTM is an option hidden in the depths of the diagnosic app, it possible to change this to enable and it persists after a reset, I do not know however what kind of low level access that gives us, I tried using RevSkills to dump memory portions but not surprisingly it fails as I can only get coms to work within the OS, the bootloader doesn't seem to respond to normal AT commands but it clearly does talk back as the samsung flasher identified the device correctly as a Yukon. My next idea was to monitor what is being transmitted over the com port but I've been a tad busy with work and I've yet to find a free program to do the job. That's probably a wild tangent to what you think needs to be done anyway so once again, im in here at your disposal :)
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
7.8 deployed fine via cab sending, still unlocked, the UI feels rather laggy I have to say, ive just finished testing my new zune backup and all is well so im going to apply the Samsung Firmware update and see if A, it fixes it, or B, it reveals a newer Samsung update that fixes it, shall report when I know something!

installing the existing Samsung firmware made no difference bar fixing the original faults, keyboard, sound etc, as of 31/01/13 12:05 GMT there are no further Samsung updates that may fix the laggy UI that comes with 7.8
[Samsung Focus S] dazza9075:
In the absence of any real development on the focus s, I want to direct you all to http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38488016#post38488016

There is a chance we may beable to help out our focus flash friends and by doing so help us out too, it is a different device, but they are the same generation, it may or may not work so please think about this before donating we are looking for 50 euros.

this MIGHT give us interop unlock to newer firmwares.

Again, it might not so don't assume this is guaranteed!!

Thanks for your support! :D
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] austin266:
hi guys

I usually make my custom rom when am sick of other roms made by devs... But when i have to change/ flash another rom... I want to backup the full rom.. If i do so it will save me more time...

Than building it everytime i want

So plz help me how to back up my custom rom??
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] austin266:
Solution- which i get from my friend is converting the rom to be backed up with desirable settings into factoryfs.rfs and can be used in any rom which u want to flash

Corrections are acceptable here