yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Believe it or not, Im pretty sure you can flash any partition through Odin, so there you go! I could be wrong of course....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] elesbb:
Hey you could be right too! I never knew that! Hmmm I think in my spare time I shall delve into this!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Best of luck on it man! If I can be of help let me know, though on this dont expect a lot from me!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] veritasaequita:
that is a great idea indeed.:good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Visabusiness:
Very interesting topic, but I think it is impossible to do (Recovery & download) are design to prevent forgotten password issues.

What a pity :(
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] vybhavnag:
Guys i thnk if it can be done

It will be easy to install it on our devices if rooted (stock android)

As companies like sammy ,htc have diff kernals

I thnk we can successfully do this fr nexus ,micromax ,karbonn etc.....

Lets have a try

Ny one tried this before ;)

If so plz gimme a guide of it so that it will b easy fr me

Lemmi try my best fr us to have ultimate theft protection on our android devices

I hope if it wrks google may add it on its future devices :p
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Fusseldieb:
The "ultimative" protection would be:

When a phone is stolen, you can remotely trigger "the suicide button" xD

When it is triggered and the phone receives the command (Even if the phone is running other ROM) it reboots the phone and erases the Bootloader and some other things that are important for the phone to work.

Best. Protection. Ever.

Second thing I could imagine is that phone companies could protect the download mode with a password (12 digits or so).

That password will come printed on one of the manuals when you buy the phone.

If you attempt to flash an image in download mode, you will be prompted for the password.

And, optionally, if you put the password 10 times wrong, it will erase bootloader and etc.

Third idea: The download mode only will prompt for a password (printed on the manual), if you atempt to flash another ROM on it... Because this will change the confidential signature that the old ROM has passed to the download mode.

(I am not sure if this could be done. I'm just saying ideas...)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] phuKKah:
Hey guys, long time no post on XDA.

I traded my iPhone 4s and cash for a Galaxy s3, and I tested it with my simcard in it before the purchased (made a call, texted, etc.) and everything worked great.

I promptly restored it (Cyanogenmod was already installed) and wiped everything to get rid of his apps and pictures and stuff. Well ever since I wiped, and I go to make a call, I get this message:

"We're sorry but this device is blocked on this network."

I've googled and some people (on other devices) have said while running Cyanogenmod, their IMEI has changed to a blocked one.

Has anyone else ran into this? Did I by a stolen phone and it coincidentally stopped working after I flashed.

It sucks because my ONLY PHONE I traded to him AND cash. Hating life lol
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] elementaldragon:
Hate to say it.... but it sounds like you got scammed. Whenever buying a phone from someone, especially nowadays, you should ALWAYS do so at a brick and mortar location for your carrier so they can witness the sale of the phone. More than likely, after making the sale, he probably called AT&T or whichever carrier used, and told them that his phone was stolen. They blacklist the phone, and send him a replacement.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mathewrice:
It ain't over till its over...!

My advice to you,

If you still have the sellers contact info (e.g. phone number, email address, etc...) go to the carrier store where the phone is from and tell them the story.

Although they will likely be less than helpful, get the names and/or business cards of the representatives that talked to you and write down what they say to you.

With that information, the call logs, text messages, emails, other incriminating evidence and public records listed for the contact information you have from the seller, you can take your issue to small claims court. The seller will be required to show up to court otherwise they will default to losing the case and the judge will side in your favor regardless.

Either way, if you go this route, you'll get back the monetary loss you incurred for the phone you traded, the cash you lost and the value of the blacklisted phone you received.

PSA - I have no knowledge or experience in Law what-so-ever and I am providing this advice simply as an opinion based on my observations of processes :P

Good luck,
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] phuKKah:
Yeah, on the phone with customer support now, and that's exactly what he did.

They are letting me report mine stolen as well and giving me an early upgrade, but I'm out a phone and money on top T-T

Can't trust anyone these days.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] phuKKah:
Very well written! I would take you as a lawyer any day haha
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] joshyy_rey:
Very nice, Way to stick it to him, sucks to be out the money but at least he sint getting off free. Ive had a good long run of great trades on craigslist, but i just got scammed recently, and the Marketplace on xda is closing because of it. Times are changing, and you cant trust people like you use to, sad sad day.:(
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] phuKKah:
I've only had one XDA Marketplace transaction and it went smoothly. And all the other craigslist transactions I've dealt with went smoothly.

It just kills me that some people can be so awful. This is why we can't have nice things.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Intub8:
Use your early upgrade and get them to price match Sams clubs 96 cent sale.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] RobbieL811:
Good idea!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] phuKKah:
That's awesome! I wonder if that'd work haha
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Denailin:
It should, I called yesterday and got them to price match. It's getting here Thursday :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Intub8:
It may take some work. I had a HTC one x for 7 weeks and got 3 replacements and had problems with them all. They gave me another early upgrade so 3 weeks ago I bought the s3. Yesterday they refunded me the full amount and charged me 96 cents. I did everything through the Web chat. Good luck.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CZ Eddie:
You can still sell the phone on ebay as a "parts only" phone. Just make sure to add in the description what the problem is. I'm betting you'll get $200 or more for it.

Heck, I'll give you $50 right now.

Did you read all the IMEI threads?

I don't know anything about the issue, but I thought some folks were able to resolve it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Voicebox:
I used to do a bit of small claims stuff for a job a long time ago. Let me add a bit of information at least for California. Probably similar elsewhere.

While you can notify the person about the lawsuit and court date any way you want, if the person does not show up, you can not get a default judgement without proving that the other person knew about the lawsuit and court date.

You have to "serve" notice of the claim and court date on the person, which means needing a home or work address to do so. Basically have to prove to the judge that the person knows about the suit and court date. There are rules for who can serve notice and how it can be done. Has to be someone not related to the lawsuit and they have to file an affidavit with the court that they did reach the person and serve the notice. You see this in tv and the movies where the person will hand the papers and say "you've been served". The fee for that person who serves the notice can be included in the claim if it is someone who does it for a living.

The judgement itself doesn't mean automatically getting your money. Collecting on the judgement is a separate thing than getting it. The court just rules, they don't collect. There are several routes to collect, but it takes knowing things about the person. You can garnish wages, or put a lien on their real estate. Or do some other things. But without knowing where the guy works, it is not easy to collect and sometimes costs money to do so.

However, some people will pay upon hearing about the lawsuit. Others will pay it upon hearing about the judgement since it will show up on credit reports. May take some bluffing as well. In this case saying you'd take it to AT&T to support them claiming insurance fraud or something.

Overall, not a pleasant experience, and more time consuming than it seems. But for someone with the time and with enough of a loss, it may make sense.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] zexco:
That's a damn shame, now you gotta take a 2 year contract for no reason. At least he won't be able to use his phone though. Why can't they remove it from the list? Security reasons?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] g2tegg:
Does this apply to Canada?

I sold a iPhone 4 while still on contract with Fido, called them and told them it was stolen and all I got was too bad lol. I wasn't expecting anything mind you, and a Fido rep actually recommended told me to do this a week prior. I wasnt elegible for a upgrade (too soon on contract). This way, with the cash I made from selling I can pay for the early cancellation penalty, plus have extra for new phone on a new contract. I essentially got a iPhone 4S for free but on a new contract.

I didn't even know carriers helped you out if a phone got stolen. Mine is either in my pocket or in my hands so I don't have to worry about this anyways.

And if this does apply to Canada I will second guess buying from Kijiji or Craigslist. I've purchased so many phones in the past that this has me a little concerned.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] darkcurrent:
you do realize you just admitted to scamming your carrier/the person you sold your phone to right? Even though your scam failed because your carrier was aware of your tactics, it doesn't mean you didn't attempt it.

you are the definition of an @sshole.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] piizzadude:
wouldnt this fall under theft by deception? I would consider a police report depending on the amount of cash
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] g2tegg:
I never scammed the buyer you tart. Whether I told my carrier it was stolen or I gave my phone to my wife it wouldnt make a difference. With the money from selling I bought my way out of my contract and purchaced a new one. The fact that a Fido rep recommended me to do this goes to show this is not scamming

And I never attempted to get a free phone at all. Like I said, not sure if your able yo read properly but my intentions were never to get a free phone for nothing.

Anyways, carry on.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] HiKsFiles:
I still wouldn't want to do any business with you!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] g2tegg:
Oh no? I couldn't care less. Let me shorten my last post for those who have trouble reading. I legitamally bought out of my current contract, and purchaced another 3 year contract with a new phone. Does that help?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] phuKKah:
/thread
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] wavrunrx:
were all thinking it, but nobody has said it yet, so ill go ahead.

you should have just changed the IMEI to something different.

the tools are available on the forums.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] g2tegg:
To what? One that's already used? Its like changing the vin number of a car or a mac address of a electronic. You can't simply pic a random number and hope it works.

Only thing I can suggest to the OP is to call Samsung, explain your case. Maybe have your carrier help you out to defend your case. Doubt they will help but you never know.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jethro650:
Ah ah that's illegal. But if you had an old phone that you weren't using.......who would know.... ;)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] g2tegg:
I advise you to read completely before jumping to conclusions. Not that I care in the slightest of the opinions of others, but just giving you something to think about.

I've never scammed anyone or a corporation. What I did was in fact legal, with absolutely no reprocussions for myself or my buyer.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Pellotto:
What was the point in telling them your phone was stolen? It doesn't make any sense.

Hi I would like to buy out my phone contract, how much do I owe you.

but you told them your phone was stolen.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] trendiggity:
You explicitly admitted to attempting to defraud your carrier by lying about the sale of your phone. Just because you didn't succeed doesn't mean it's not wrong. If you show up to a bank with a fake handgun and a face mask but the security guard doesn't let you in, you're still doing something wrong.

Spin it all you want; I don't know why anyone would admit to something that seedy in the first place.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] The Archangel:
Alright, we are done here
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goofylad:
anyone got any others that i should have a look at? am looking for a daily use rom which is geared more for better sound and performance
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Here we go again yet another rule breaker to report .

STICKIED

Do NOT post threads asking which the best ROM or kernel is .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goofylad:
i was asking for a recommendation and since it was in the Q & A section i kind of thought that would be ok but yet again fourm police with nothing better to do but moan,,,, so where would i ask such a question then? kind of thought that was the point in fourms.......
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
It's all subjective that's why these threads are not allowed. What runs great for one person runs like crap for the next. The only way to find what works best for you and your setup is to try different roms until you find one that works best for you. What works best for you might be garbage for me... So do you see why these threads aren't allowed now?

Thread closed
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
Kernel Info

Collecting reviews. Anyone send me your review and i will highly credit you.

If by the time I think I need to update, I will be adding my own review.

*NOTE PM me first to let me know if you're doing it. That way I will give you time and wait you.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
FAQ

reserved for questions that are asked frequently
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Spex:
great work bro

very nicely explained and everything ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] sandy7:
bro i think Knight47 also explained same thing in ray forum...its better u add his credits also
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
Lol really took me a long time collecting infos. Making me crazy by describing the governors and schedulers.

Anyway Thanks :D

Sent from my WT19i
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
Added.. just saw it.. i think mine is much more brief ? :D

Sent from my WT19i
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] sandy7:
yup i can see...nice work.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
Thanks Sandy..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Deleted member 4736004:
Very nice explanation bro... Brief and to the point...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] dynamic_4444:
Nyc Work bro...briefly Explained...:thumbup::cool:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ctragas:
Excellent job !!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
Thanks bro.. worked hard for this

Sent from my WT19i
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
these comment motivates me a lot. Thank you. I appreciate it. :D

Anyone give suggestion please? In depth kernel info first or faq first?

Sent from my WT19i
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Till-Kruspe:
Hmmm...not bad... :p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Ayush Singh:
Best Explanation so far i've seen bro :)

Thanks :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Untot:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1369817
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
Thank you. benefit users here :D

Sent from my WT19i
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Patrol619:
Yesterday I unlocked the bootloader on my phone and flashed a new kernel. And I was looking for some explanation of the governors..and here it is, just like that ;) Thank you buddy, it really helped me ;)

WT19i@Tapatalk 2
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
Great ;)

Sent from my WT19i
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Allen Hu:
Must took u lots of time:p

Good work!!!:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
nahhh... just 5 hours straight staying in front of the computer :p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] pitchblack5691:
this might help

i think you must have seen this but still,

the below mentioned thread is where from i learned everything about governors and such.

this might be helpful (if using, give credits to the original thread).

EDIT: just now saw your credits to droidphile :o
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] droidphile:
Hmm, not bad OP ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
Credits to you :) great in depth explanation about schedulers. Did you write it yourself ?

Sent from my WT19i
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] antr34:
ive been testing scary governor in the past 5 days n i said it really do help battery life, n about intelidemand governor i think it is on MESA kernel
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] droidphile:
Wrote it myself? Yes, by collecting info around and referring kernel sources. It was a one-post thread in the beginning. Gradually I used it to convey all the info on kernels :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
Thank you for the test ;) really ? I didnt realize that, will add it, are you making also giving a review on Mesa too ? I want comments from users fir that kernel. Pm me if you git comments ;)

Great job though, I/O schedulers are less focused by users. They just kept on refering to governors. :D

Sent from my WT19i
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] dhallbhoo:
very usefull

very good job with ur brief, its so helping me so much :good:

thank u so much Sir for ur time making this :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
update coming with some scripts and kernels(More on BFS)

X-kernel is gonna be revived ! :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] MoonBlade:
Noob friendly :)

thanks helped me understand a lil better :D:good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
Glad you guys liked it :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] coolrevi:
How to add these governors and i/o schedulers to a ROM
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zhanjia:
You cant, its pre added into custom kernels

Coloured signatures are nice :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] dhallbhoo:
any explanation about OndemandX governor?

i used mesa 2.3 for jb kernel.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ctragas:
OndemandX = Basically an ondemand with suspend/wake profiles. This governor is supposed to be a battery friendly ondemand. When screen is off, max frequency is capped at 500 mhz. Even though ondemand is the default governor in many kernel and is considered safe/stable, the support for ondemand/ondemandX depends on CPU capability to do fast frequency switching which are very low latency frequency transitions.

From my experience isn't quite battery friendly. I prefer smartassv2 + sio. ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] itemz:
very helpful,,, thanks
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Linshart:
thanks for these perfect explanations, now i know what i set up in CPU control and not just trial and error D:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] cupZ_nih:
Great

Complete explanation and easy to understand.:good::good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Guitar_Luppi:
Very helpful!! Many thanks. I was Just wondering about all these options.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hybernation:
Thanks. Very much helpful .
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hndr_haryanto:
Thx for info. I'm using SetCpu, buyed from play store. Awesome.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Prohyper:
Nicely explained.

I'm using SmartassV2 with SIO.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ivica122:
Although I just read similar tread, this one is very basic and shortened, very convenient for beginner like my self. Thanks! :good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] panterakias:
Thnx!Good job!Very helpfull guide!:good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] alwaysadeel:
Thanks for the info.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] andro_rider:
Thank you! Very helpful :good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ped13jr:
finally.

good job ser, how about virtuous?? :good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] c00lone:
Thanks, very usefull..

I use lionheart + deadline, good performance..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jmurugesh:
Best Settings for Games

Can you tell the best settings for playing Games?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] papa317:
good

this topic is very usefull. thanks you so much
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kuma82:
thank you for your time and help
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] brattak:
thanks good job
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] smoke_slim:
someone tell me about smartassH3 governor please)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ccxex29:
Optimization with Scripts and Disable Product's System Software more efficient and useful :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zqchin74:
thanks:laugh:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] prasad02051989:
which setting is best for daily use...

battary nd performance wise???:confused:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Shahnewaz-Rifat:
Helpful

That was really informative:good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] 9gq9:
How is SmartassH3 better than SmartassV2 ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] bentez2003:
how about row scheduler?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] xxkrystianxx:
UPDATE!

Please update Governors : smatassH3...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] faraaz3:
dude please mention which governor and schedular are good for battery..i dnt play games just simple multi tasking somtimes...most times fone on stand by:D thanks
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Yostarone:
thx buddy. for the headups!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] PravPhenomenon:
please help me.. i installed no frills cpu, and set the min freq as 200mhz and max as 1ghz.. and default governer as smartassv2, I/O as bfq...

still, while applying settings, its saying min and max freq as 1ghz.. any idea whats wrong ?

PS: power saving mode is disabled ! :(

I am using Samsung Galaxy S advance i9070
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zibdor:
What is it....smartassH3 ??