yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDogg1329:
From my reading I've gathered that there is CF-Root and then the S3 Toolkit. For CF-Root do you recommend the auto one or the latest supported cf-root.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
Use the cf root if you want root+ recovery, auto root for just root

It is very straight forward to do and safe as long as you read instructions

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1695238

[03.07.2012] CF-Root 6.4 - SuperSU+CWM5.5+CWMManager
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDogg1329:
Cheers for the help and recommendation mate, seems like a nice and simple rooting method, it's pretty late and I need to be up early tonight so I best not do it right now and risk screwing something up due to sore eyes. If I do it tomorrow I'll update the thread with how I went :).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swift2fly:
i use mac and rooted all the phones on mac. this is the method i used:

http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s3-on-mac-osx/

very easy.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlads:
Easiest phone to root i've ever known.

Get the toolkit. That is literally it.

Follow the on screen instructions and download a custom rom for your model.

If you fail at this then your a doughnut. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beastify:
Rooting FTW

Rooting is really good and it is not dangerous in my opinion. So you should go for it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Loca Toni:
I worked Root of the phone and is with me Root Explorer program and I want to move the game data Ahan if I change the Roman or formate worked completed by Wayne continued but the problem I to move operate the game

Is the way or a certain movement needed do in Ahan operate the old data storage P game?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Loca Toni:
:confused:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kub4nek:
Probable solution

First of all: what version of English are you using? ;)

If I understood these machine translated lines of text, you want to move application (eg. savegames) data between devices.

Try Titanium Backup - tell it to backup the application you wish to transfer data from. copy the so created backup files (package name + timestamp + gz/bzip2 extension) to a location like SD card (or even better to a cloud service like DropBox or GoogleDrive).

Install Titanium Backup on target device, configure it properly (set up the DropBox etc.) and then tell the Titanium Backup to restore the copied data from the archive (app or data only, as you wish). And there you go :good:.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] chenaou:
I totally agree

But If you're talking about moving the data of the games to the external sd card, try this

Install games on your Ext_Sd Card

:highfive:
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] iamdani46:
Hey, Guys I am using Galaxy GIO

Android 2.3.3

stock Recovery

Rooted

I saw TRAD MaxiGio v3.0 here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1964845

& CM7.2-Democracy Final here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1797316

I found them cool and was wandering to flash one of them.

What do You Suggest?

Also tell me do i need to install CWM recovery for flashing these ROM?

What is the procedure? Thank You in advance
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Thomas vdb:
Soooo... in this thread you find links to CWM recovery http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1623393

Most of the time there's a guide how to instal but my guide if you flash a rom after you installed cwm succesfully : - backup and restore choose backup wait until its done - factory reset and then wipe cache - then choose update from sd card then select update from sd card .... and then you see al ur sd card folders choose your rom .. after it says instal from sd card complete go back with de back or power key and choose reboot

I recommend to install democracy bcz i don't like the Trad maxi gio ui but that's personal choise ..

Succes :D:D
[HTC Desire X] ajgausa:
Hello all,

I received my new HTC Desire X last week and, so far, I like it very much. One thing that bothers me though is the fact that the GPS performance is not as good as I expected. In fact, I'd say it is quite a bit worse than what I get with my old Nokia 5800.

For this reason, I was nicely surprised when I learned that the S4 snapdragon processor supports the Russian GLONASS satellite netwok, which is supposed to greatly enhance GPS performance. Unfortunately, GPS Test seems not to find any of these satellites. Googling I just found many contradictory informations about whether GLONASS is really hardware supported by this device but software disabled, it is directly not supported, or even some people that swear they see GLONASS satellites in GPS Test!

My question is: does anybody have any reliable information about GLONASS support in Desire X? Furthermore, if it is really hardware supported (which I'm starting to doubt), are there any developers out there that could give me any hints about how to software enable it?

Any help would be very much appreciate.

Best,

Angel
[HTC Desire X] pther:
The Desire X contains a Snapdragon S4 Play.

According to Qualcomm (specs here), Glonass is only supported by its big brothers.

So to answer your question: no, you cannot enable Glonass on this phone.
[HTC Desire X] ajgausa:
That's too bad. I guess I'll have to live with the poor gps performance of this phone...

Thanks for your reply.

Best,

Angel
[Nexus 4 General] circleofomega:
Pretty hopeless thread but lets give it a name...

What do u think sounds the coolest??
[Nexus 4 General] ap3604:
How about the "Nexus 4"? :silly:
[Nexus 4 General] Jamal Ahmed:
The hopeless Thread :p the mods are gonna block it then though :p "we have made a sticky for that already. Please use it :p"
[Nexus 4 General] lobr1:
You really want me to type all those letters every time I write about this phone? :p

Abbreviate! I like 'N4' or maybe 'NX4'....
[Nexus 4 General] Rusty!:
Mako
[Nexus 4 General] Slap-Yourself :):
Sexi Nexi......4 ;)
[Nexus 4 General] PG101:
You cant be serious!!!
[Bravo General] t1nk_2:
After installing new CM ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1779324

Most things function fine, with a few hiccups. However, any time the phone is rebooted, it goes back to default settings. As if it cannot save anything.

So I pulled this out of dmesg:

VFS: Can't find ext3 filesystem on dev mmcblk1p25.

Which corresponds to /data in /system/etc/fstab.

Could anyone give some insight into this? Would it be safe to format to ext3?
[Bravo General] skeevydude:
Not sure what the problem is, but do not format it to ext3. If you format it, there's a chance you'll brick since the key of the partition will change, and our locked bootloader requires them to be at a specific setting. All the format options in the recovery are really rm -rf commands (just deletes everything) and don't really format at all.

I'd wipe data\factory reset (from cwm) and reinstall the rom. If that doesn't work, then go here and download Quarx's latest build for the Bravo or over to my PA thread and download its latest. You can use PA exactly like CM10 by disabling PA's hybrid UI. I know for sure that PA version works cause I used if for a month before flashing a 7 port I'm started working on yesterday.

Good luck :)
[Bravo General] t1nk_2:
I did find in /default.prop:

# ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES (From bootmenu/config)
...
# Forbid format of these partitions in mount menu (use only rm -r)
ro.cwm.forbid_format=/misc,/devtree,/config,/boot,/recovery,/pds,/system,/logo

Most of those are mounted with an "emmc" filesystem/module I've never heard of in linux.

Unfortunately, installing any ROM fails to fix the issue. Tried PA first, got stuck in a bootloop. That leads me to believe ROMs will always require a working file structure.

I did however 'factory reset/wipe cache' from stock recovery (which claimed to format /data), load ROM, reset/wipe, reboot.

This did appear to solve the absence of /data mount. But it did not resolve the userdata persistence between reboots.

I found in /data/system/uiderrors.txt:

11/2/12 5:19 PM: No settings file; creating initial state

I tried changing some permissions via adb shell, but these were reset on reboot.

I suspect something with the init scripts is reseting something (it shouldn't be) on boot, however this is an area unfamiliar to me. I know some of those files are readable, I guess I'll have to just go through them line by line and see what makes sense....:eek:

CM 10-20120912-NIGHTLY-mb520

Build: cm_mb520_userdebug 4.1.1 JRO03L eng. quarx.20120912.233429 test-keys

Bootmenu v2.0-beta + Bootmenu JB Recovery v5.7.0-kobe
[Bravo General] t1nk_2:
Didn't find anything conclusive in the parsable sections of init.* files, however I did notice that they often mount partitions and setup permissions.

On further digging into my phone, I saw that my *original* /data mount was still failing to function. Even though it has been repopulated under rootfs.

My output of mount:

rootfs on / type rootfs (rw,relatime)
tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime)
/dev/block/mmcblk1p21 on /system type ext3 (rw,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered)
tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,relatime,mode=755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,relatime,mode=600)
none on /acct type cgroup (rw,relatime,cpuacct)
tmpfs on /mnt/asec type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000)
tmpfs on /mnt/obb type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000)
none on /dev/cpuctl type cgroup (rw,relatime,cpu)
/dev/block/loop7 on /pds type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,barrier=1,data=ordered)
ramfs on /tmp type ramfs (rw,relatime,relatime)
/dev/block/vold/179:1 on /mnt/sdcard type vfat (rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage
/dev/block/vold/179:1 on /mnt/secure/asec type vfat (rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,cod
tmpfs on /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure type tmpfs (rw,relatime,size=0k,mode=000)

If someone could paste their output (working ROM) for comparison, please.

This might help explain why my internal storage reads as 0Gb available, preventing Play store installs (I can force copy backups via adb).

At least I can enjoy JB so long as I don't reboot/power off.
[Bravo General] skeevydude:
From Quarx CM10 Custom Kernel Defy Plus 11\04 (running on a Bravo)

rootfs on / type rootfs (ro,relatime)
tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,relatime,mode=755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,relatime,mode=600)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime)
none on /acct type cgroup (rw,relatime,cpuacct)
tmpfs on /mnt/asec type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000)
tmpfs on /mnt/obb type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000)
none on /dev/cpuctl type cgroup (rw,relatime,cpu)
/dev/block/mmcblk1p21 on /system type ext3 (ro,relatime,data=ordered)
/dev/block/mmcblk1p24 on /cache type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue,data=ordered)
/dev/block/mmcblk1p25 on /data type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue,data=ordered)
/dev/block/loop7 on /pds type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,barrier=1,data=ordered)
ramfs on /tmp type ramfs (rw,relatime,relatime)
/dev/block/vold/179:1 on /mnt/sdcard type vfat (rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/block/vold/179:1 on /mnt/secure/asec type vfat (rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
tmpfs on /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure type tmpfs (ro,relatime,size=0k,mode=000)

Here's one option you could try -- fsck to repair the filesystem of any damage.

reboot into recovery

start adbd (Advanced->Start adbd)

open a terminal\command prompt (on PC...)

adb remount

adb shell

su

umount /data

e2fsck -fv /dev/block/mmcblk1p25

reboot and hope it worked

While a crappy option, have you tried flashing the sbf yet? If flashing the sbf two or three time in a row doesn't fix your issues then (probably) nothing will.
[Bravo General] t1nk_2:
Being that the fs was never mounted:

adb shell

su

e2fsck -fv /dev/block/mmcblk1p25

And output:

e2fsck 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010)
e2fsck: Superblock invalid, trying backup blocks...
e2fsck: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/block/mmcblk1p25

The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
e2fsck -b 8193 <device>

Which made me want to simply format. I don't know about "signatures", is there a blkid-like function under /system/bin? AFAICK init scripts only refer to /dev fs when mounting.

In the course of events, yes, I did. This is how it went: from Bandroidx recovery + BravoX ROM (working fine), installed CM10 (w/o clearing anything, I was excited) managed to get a mostly working system w/o gapps. Not knowing it came with its own bootmenu, tried installing Bandroidx again. Led to bootloader error. Flashed fixed_bravo_sbf.sbf. Got CM back. Not sure when /data was corrupted...

I also have p4_kobe_umts_kobe_user_3.4.2-125_KOB_FFW-4_product-keys-ATT-US_ATT-signed.sbf, and noticed a size difference. If I go this route, should I try this one? Or fixed_bravo_sbf.sbf again? Thanks again for the input.
[Bravo General] skeevydude:
The umount command is just for safety ;). Here's the output from a working /data from CM10

root@android:/system/bin # e2fsck -fv /dev/block/mmcblk1p25
e2fsck 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information

662 inodes used (0.80%)
50 non-contiguous files (7.6%)
1 non-contiguous directory (0.2%)
# of inodes with ind/dind/tind blocks: 83/4/0
32693 blocks used (9.91%)
0 bad blocks
1 large file

329 regular files
320 directories
0 character device files
0 block device files
1 fifo
0 links
1 symbolic link (1 fast symbolic link)
2 sockets
--------
653 files

There is a major difference between the full and fixed sbf. The fixed sbf only contains the bootloader and devtree (maybe ramdisk as well). The full sbf contains the full stock system. The fixed is mainly for those that accidentally flash a Defy boot.img or devtree.img when flashing or porting Defy roms.

While it sucks, it sounds like you just need to flash the full sbf and start over from scratch. I usually flash the sbf once every other month even if nothing is wrong (just makes me feel better).

From what you said above, /data was probably corrupted when you flashed CM10 without wiping data. Unless I'm flashing the same rom over and over again (when testing ports out, etc) I always do a factory reset when flashing. Its the safest way to go and you'll get better support from devs when you flash onto a blank slate (easier to debug since /data not being wiped is usually the cause of random bugs). It may have been from installing BandroidX Recovery since it uses the stock init scripts. Never install BandroidX Recovery. It is very obsolete and only useful if you plan on using BravoX, and even then you can use Defy 2nd-init recovery (just set it to boot to stock). More than likely it was from the non-wiped flash.
[Bravo General] t1nk_2:
Flashing original .sbf worked! :victory:

Rooted, installed 2ndInitDefy, and backed up everything from there to sdcard.

/data now mounts correctly, and userdata persistence in CM10 is functional. :highfive:

Learn something new every day.
[Bravo General] skeevydude:
Glad to here you're not screwed :victory:. The best thing about the Bravo is you can fix it just like you do Windows -- if it breaks, just reinstall -- if you can't reinstall then its time for an upgrade cause ya broke it :p.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] modstorm:
Hi ! I put up my Galaxy Nexus for sale in order to buy a Nexus 4 (was selling it for 325EUR with an extended battery) however I got an offer to trade it with an HTC One S. While I'm a big fan of AOSP and the lot of development going on here, I like the extra performance of the One S, which from what I read seems to be quite a bit faster than the Galaxy Nexus. The only drawbacks of the One S I can think of atm are that I might not immediately get the latest updates (such as key lime pie) and the slightly smaller screen however I think that the One S has a nicer screen overall. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do ?

Thanks :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] woody296:
A couple of months ago i bought a one s off of craigs list. It was a nice phone and i actually liked it a lot. I think htc has good build quality, and sense 4.0 is pretty good. However it wasn't the final place i wanted to be with android. There i was waiting for the latest updates from htc, and i just got tired of that. I had the chance to trade for a g-nexus, did it, and am happy with the results. One-s is a nice phone but this is where i wanted to be.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NexusDro:
Not going to argue about SLCD vs AMOLED but doesn't the Galaxy Nexus have a higher resolution display?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GuestK007:
better off with your current nexus or the new one. Closed source drivers ftl with htc. they make great hardware but too slow at software releases.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] modstorm:
Thanks for the replies :) I'm going to stay with the nexus for now unless I sell it and get the nexus 4 :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ZeppeMan:
I just changed my One S few weeks ago for a Galaxy Nexus and i'm so happy I did that. The One S is a great phone and it's fast, very fast and sense 4 is in my opinion far better then the previous sense versions. It also has a great camera, build quality is great, all in all this phone is good and you maybe won't regret it... BUT, if you like flashing roms and stuff then this phone isn't for you, development is very poor. CM10 is almost fully working, but it still has some little bugs remaining. Apart from being a great phone, fast, smooth, great performance, good batterylife in standbymode, improved sense, beautifull screen (especially the colors),... I missed the nexus community and the development... But if you don't care about roms, mods,... then this phone could be a good choice for you. Speedwise compared the Galaxy Nexus is slower yes, but you only notice that in benchmarks. In everyday use the speed is almost the same.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] modstorm:
Thanks :) Considering I bought the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 for that reason I'll stick with Nexus devices :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pbgong:
If you like trying different ROMS and having the latest version of Android, I would stick with the GNEX. There is plenty of ROM development and new versions of Android are releases almost immediately after they come out. It's why I will only buy Nexus phones going forward.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thegtfusion:
Stay with the nexus. In my eyes going from a clean nexus to a bloated one s is a downgrade. (Development :D)

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

---------- Post added at 05:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:54 PM ----------

PS: our dual core ti omap 4460 is clocked at 1.5 ghz, so its basically the same as the dual core krait 1.5 ghz . (Google underclocked our cpu to 1.2 ghz ;))

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PUTALE:
I actually have both devices. There are things I like about either devices. I am not going to re-iterate the specs difference as that's pretty well known (camera, battery, nfc, etc).

For the Nexus, I like the larger screen and the stock rom since it actually makes some apps to run a bit smoother. For example, when launching XDA app, it is a tad faster on the Nexus than the One S. However, I do often notice slightly lag or stutter on the Nexus that I do not notice on the One S. One S is actually a great device and it's sad it is not getting the attention it deserves. While I like Nexus screen size, i think One S's color is actually better than Nexus. The One S generally feels speedy when switching between apps.

I often switch to Nexus and the One S and would love to use Nexus because of its larger screen but after using it for a few days, I often went back to One S simply because the micro-stuttering just bugs me. What I really love is having the one s guts but Nexus screen:). I guess I need a new phone, maybe N4:). Sadly I don't think I can afford one for now. It is just my own opinion and I think everyone is different so it is hard to say which one is the best choice. I have to say as a daily phone, One S is easier to carry around due to its compactness.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
There's a lot of misinformation going around here.

The HTC One S is an excellent phone. Its way faster than the Galaxy Nexus. The S4 is really power efficient, open source, and fast with the Adreno 225. Sense 4.0 is beautiful, fluid, but the phone will be behind the latest version of Android (unless you root and flash) for at least 6 months.

It really comes down to this:

Do you enjoy timely updates?

Or

Do you enjoy a smoother, more catered experience?

Honestly, keep the Nexus and wait till Mobile World Conference. See what all the other manufactures have in store for 2013.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wunderkind:
No or lack of dev support is a major roadblock. I like HTC phones. They are well built. But I HATE custom UI and bloatware.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mackster248:
I think the one s has a much higher resale value than the GN? Especially now that GN are only going for 200-250 with the announcement of the n4. So its up to you if you look at it that way.

Get the One S, sell it, then buy N4. :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maRioHD:
Hey guys I know its probably too early to know for sure and will need to wait until release, but I was wondering if anyone knows if the N4 will be detected on AT&T's network as a smartphone? I am currently using a sg2 i9100 on AT&T's network having them think it is a dumb phone so I can get their $10 per month unlimited data plan.

My hunch is that it will eventually be detected if it isn't at start, since that is what happened with my N1 a few months after launch but this phone looks so good for the price might have to bite the bullet on a limited data plan.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BaronInkjet:
Not sure about the detection, but you might want to consider Straight Talk. Same service from AT&T for way less money if you don't need LTE. I use wifi 99% of time, so as soon as my AT&T contract expires I will be switching.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimpjr:
Yes it is detectable and they will automatically add the 3GB $30/mo data plan I got the Nexus4 4 days after 1st pre-order and it was fine on the 10/data plan make a long story short thru numerous swaps n trades I have it again via a buddy (same one) and the network now detects the Nex4 as a smartphone within a few hours. I have noticed that really the only phones that have not been detectable are international factory unlocked Samsungs.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swift2fly:
my battery status is just showing that the Android OS is the only item draining my battery at 100%. no other items are listed such as Cell Standby, Screen etc. i rebooted and even wiped cache but it still shows the same. anyone have this happen?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bordikun:
that will be back to normal once you fully charge your phone. if you want immediate change wipe battery stats
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swift2fly:
thanks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saywhatt:
Wiping battery stats does "nothing"

Simply fully charging your phone and rebooting after will do the job:)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] countryboy092782:
I've gotten it to fully work on my phone. I started from scratch. Factory reset, flash ROM, install everything you want or need, except leave the gapps files off. Rebooted my phone and installed the vending.3.9.16.apk. No problems with any of it yet.