yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enniocharchar:
Quick question : if its not rooted can i just copy past all the phones data on my computer then putting it back in the phone?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
You can probably use an app like MyBackupPro (there are probably other apps which can backup a non-rooted phone as well), but I have no experience with those so I can't advise re: their use.

As well as doing regular nandroid backups in CWM, backing up settings/apps regularly with TiPro (look for it on Google Play) is a good idea as well.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
And maybe start using the forum for the "g" model.....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bodisson:
Well, I'm not rooted and I like bits and pieces of wisdom... ;)

If you are not rooted, there are at least 2 options:

1. Samsung Kies (yeah, I know... who uses Kies at all?) ;)

2. MyPhoneExplorer
[Miscellaneous Android Development] eagleeyetom:
Everyone working with GPLed code, in our case the Linux kernel which is under the GPLv2, needs to understand how the licence affects them, and the work they put out on XDA developers, to aid understanding a good write up of this issues has gone up on the portal, you can read it here;

XDA-Developers and the GPL

GPL compliance is taken very seriously on XDA, but at the same time I remind people to report anything via the proper channels rather than confronting anyone in public, which always does more harm than good.

A note to ROM developers:

Using a non GPL compliant kernel makes your ROM non compliant and subject to removal.

If you are using another developers kernel, linking to that kernels thread will make you GPL compliant (assuming that the kernel in question is compliant)

Originally written by Veyka

Since we got reports about ROM threads missing the kernel sources I'd like to ask ALL ROM Chefs and Kernel Hackers to review their threads and introduce the change accordingly.

When you use the kernel of a certain project (AOSP, AOKP, CM, ParanoidAndroid, PACMAN, ...) you have to provide a link to the GitHub repository of the project where the kernel sources you used can be found. In case you introduced changes to the kernel source, you are required to published them as well. Giving proper credits is also expected (to the project from where you took the kernel and to the developer/s of each modification you may have used (i.e. CPU Governors)).

When you created your "own" kernel (i.e. backported from one of the projects mentioned above) you have to provide the kernel sources plus all modifications you introduced to it. Again, giving proper credits to the project from where you took the kernel source and crediting the developer/s of the modification/s you may have used is expected.

Threads failing to comply with this rule will be closed and the OP be asked to comply or have the thread perma locked for failing to comply with the terms of the GNU General Public License.

In short: You do not have to publish the sources of your ROM (NOT applicable to Recognized Developers - you have to provide buildable sources of the ROM as well) if you don't intend to (though we rather see you being a valuable part of the OpenSource community by sharing your sources), however, you HAVE to publish, or link-back, to the kernel source!

This is not up for discussion.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] EmergencyMedic:
My s-note sketch ideas language is Greek - phone is UK and UK language selected - can't find how to change language in s note sketch ideas - am I missing something? Used to be UK but seems to have changed itself!
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] EmergencyMedic:
Here's what I mean - cant find settings anywhere!
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] eliashadow:
LoL...I can translate for you ...:p

Really strange but anyway, you should post in Galaxy Note II Q&A ...;)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] danilos2k:
In snote menu, settings language

I m traslating from italian menu

Inviato dal mio GT-N7100 con Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] gmarkom:
Hi, I have a note II device for less than one day and it is my first android device after 2.5 years. When you say "snote menu" could you provide more details? I am inside to snote app and if I press the left button next to the home button and there is no settings options. I have the same problem. I bought my phone from France and although I have everything in English the image sketch demands French words... Thanks a lot!

edit: my bad I found the menu, I had to select English and deselect the French.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] EmergencyMedic:
Thanks guys, found it! - had to scroll down - duh!!!! Sorry for posting in wring section - app or question - wring guess - sorry
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] filsteve:
Here is the best place, any way i can make it in greece for you just ask for it
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Penetratore:
Hello

I have MHL adapter and its working fine with my SGS2 but i want to play games on the TV on Wifi/BT Game PAD.

I don`t have any game pad so this is open.

In theory I have rpogram to chose:

a) USB/BT Joystick Center - for any OTG controllers

b) Sixaxis controller - for only original PS3 game pads

I don`t want to buy the PS3 game pad as its expesive a I additionally I want to buy next year the new XBOX.

Best choise for now would be a cheap wireless controller with the program A) which dosen`t need to be plugged to the phone with OTG cable.

Is this possible and is there such a hardware to buy?

Any ideas?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rentaghost:
Use a cheap usb (pc) game pad and use it with A program.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Penetratore:
how to connect it when I have the MHL adapter in the USB port ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chef_Tony:
the sixaxis controller and the sixaxis app are your only options.

let me explain:

if you want to use mhl, you cannot use another usb device, which excludes xbox controllers, because, well, the wired one needs a usb port of course, but the wireless needs a usb receiver as well (since it is not bluetooth). also, i never got the wired one working, it seems to consume to much power for the phone and only works on tablets.

then there is the wiimote, which works with bluetooth, but to my knowledge, it does not work with the bluetooth stack on the s2. the consequence is:

either you use an aosp/aokp based rom (which uses a different bluetooth stack), then you can use the wiimote, but no mhl, or you use a stock rom, then you can use mhl, but no wiimote.

since you need the usb port for mhl, all "cheap pc usb controllers" are out as well.

then there is the phonejoy controller, which works as a native bluetooth controller, but costs way too much for being just a sixaxis knock-off controller (it is like 60eur here).

so, if you go with the original sony dualshock 3 controller (for about 30eur) and an additional 2eur, you are better off. also, besides being able to pair the controller as a native controller, it can also be connected as a native keyboard or using touch profiles, which means, games without controller support will also work. and since this works with a fairly regular bluetooth connection, there is no cable issue there.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Penetratore:
where can I buy the sony dualshock 3 controller (original) for 30 euros .. used or new?

Can you send a link?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darki00:
Yes, you can play with Wiimotes on your TV (with your S2).

I explain all in this link : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25693147&postcount=10
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bigdog533:
Recently got a 64gb Sandisk sdcard from Amazon and I'm having a problem formatting. I used the search function but I havent seen my issue that other guys has have. I'm using the EaseUs partition manager and whenever I try to delete or fomat I get "operation did not complete because media is write-protected" I'm trying to format to FAT32. Help would be gladly appreciated I've searched for hours on a fix for this. I am a noob when it comes to rewriting partitions so please help.:(
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dgball:
I used fatformat32 found here. http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/guiformat.htm

Worked perfectly for me. I placed the sd card in my laptop card reader for formatting.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bigdog533:
Thanks for the info I'll try this when I get home tonight.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] nyciz:
Hope this helps

You can also try EASEUS Partition Master, google it.

ALso when it comes to sd cards, always "safely eject" the card from your PC. Just pulling it out from your PC or Phone without ejecting it could cause the SDCARD to get corrupted.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bigdog533:
I couldn't get it to work with EASEUS, Always got an error message
[Nexus 10 General] Oli2k:
Just phoned google and my Nexus 10 hasn't even been shipped yet and they said I might get it Monday.

Gutted isn't the word
[Nexus 10 General] dilwaala:
I think I'm in the same boat as you. Not yet shipped.
[Nexus 10 General] Oli2k:
Annoying when the site still says it should be delivered today. Took me 45 mins to order it and then it isn't even going to arrive this week, what a let down.
[Nexus 10 General] James-NC:
I know you guys are disappointed but it might be a blessing.Just look at the nexus 7 forum at all the chaos from the 4.2 update.Maybe by the time you do get your tablet a lot of the apps might be updated where you can at least do something with your tablet besides look at it. ;)

The update screwed up many of the apps most of us use and it might take a little time for getting them updated to work.I had rather unbox a tablet that has everything working than one where I can't use right off the bat. jmho
[Nexus 10 General] agegsg:
Just putting it out there, they stated that it will be shipped out by 2 business days not delivered by 2 days.

If you don't see the tracking info by the end of the day or tomorrow morning, then call and demand they give you back shipping cost or discount or something.

I'm with you on the frustration of waiting though. I feel like the last few days been forever long.
[Nexus 10 General] G-Bus:
Mines shipped, gonna be here on Monday...
[Nexus 10 General] Oli2k:
Mine has just turned up, shocked but over the moon :good:
[Nexus 10 General] joshiee:
Google's troll level is high
[Nexus 10 General] dilwaala:
You're not alone! I'm still waiting too
[Nexus 10 General] 3473:
Mine still says pending. I phoned them up and they said they're having delays because people bought so many. He said that even though mine says 'shipping date 15th'... I'll probably receive it by Tuesday

Kinda annoyed but hey. Never before has £10 delivery taken an entire week

I am in BIrmingham UK if that makes any difference
[Nexus 10 General] Alleycat68:
I just got of the phone with Google...mine "will be delivered in 3-5 business days".

I "should receive a tracking number by the end of the day today". Looks like I will be waiting till next Tues/Wed.

I ordered mine at 8:34am 11/13...live in Tennessee.

:(
[Nexus 10 General] rookiegenius:
horrible service. Ordered on tuesday and still pending. seriously?meh what pisses me off is I have to pay 14$ for a non 2 day shipping
[Nexus 10 General] EnIXmA:
Same here, I saw this coming. My nexus 7 which was pre-ordered,arrived 3 weeks after the launch date. Got a defected device, the replacement one took another month to get delivered.

I even forgot that I ordered a n10 on Tuesday morning. Lol
[Nexus 10 General] Oli2k:
Considering all the issues I can' believe mine has turned up. Just seeing what it can do now
[Nexus 10 General] joshiee:
Well you're getting 2 day shipping... Just not shipped in 2 says. Why can't everyone be like amazon
[Nexus 10 General] 3473:
Ignore the above, just got my shipment email
[Nexus 10 General] b4silver:
Mine shipped this morning. Should be here tomorrow.
[Nexus 10 General] keenraven:
Same boat here in Indiana, no shipping info yet, still pending. I can't remember the last time I paid 15 bucks for shipping, and for it to take a week... really sucks. I'm just anxious I'm going to get one with a bunch of light bleed >_<
[Nexus 10 General] verusevo:
Ugh just got off the phone. Won't ship till tomorrow(Friday). Why am I paying $15 for two day shipping to receive my Nexus a week later. Granted I know it literally means 2 days from the day it ships, but it's still implied that I'll get it in two days. Three tops.
[Nexus 10 General] rookiegenius:
oh well, who on earth take TWO business days just to process. Can't believe it. it's just a click on the computer, isnt' it? They should have expected lots of orders and prepared the most for this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] emptyclipzzz:
If I. Buy the note 2 on att or tmo will I be able to use it on vzw with a root is that possible to do I have the gs3 right now buy no 1 wants to buy it and I don't have 700$ for thos phone right now
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] SFBPro:
Basically, no. Those phones do not have radios that support Verizon's network. I am assuming you are trying to avoid paying for the Note 2 at retail price? You could always add another line to your plan. Look at the pre-order thread in the general section for some details on this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] SFBPro:
Did you look at the thread? Look at what clemson91 said on pg 11 of the pre-order thread.

I can't vouch that his method will work, but if it does, than it is a lot more economical over the long run than the additional $40 a month for adding a new line. If neither of these are an option for you, you might just want to wait until you save up enough money.
[HTC Sensation] deepsaha007:
can anyone tell me where can i buy the volume button in India ?

I saw them on ebay and other sites but it will take lots of time to get it and i want it asap ..
[HTC Sensation] guitargod:
I wrote the HTC Support. I had to send them a Photo and after 3 days I had a new Backcover.

I'm not sure if they still do that because in a german Forum some people wrote that HTC stopped shipping free replacement parts.

But you could give it a try!
[HTC Sensation] deepsaha007:
you had warranty ? My warranty is over for my device so will i get replacement ? and they will ship it to home or will i have to collect it in service centres ?

and also the email id you sent the email..
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] hshah:
Which ROM would you guys recommend, which would solve the phone restarting issue I have with the S5830i?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] makeyourself:
It may possibly be a Rafael kernel issue as people have experienced this on various ROMs including stock. I'd recommend upgrading to the latest kernel and trying out stock or stock deodexed ROM to see if that fixes it because obviously stock ROM is the most stable.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] hshah:
I'm on complete stock right now and not rooted, so highly unlikely :p

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] farrukhafzal:
why dont u try MindCr Rom. Works smooth on my fone
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] makeyourself:
I forgot to say its full reboots when dialing or during calls that is the suspected Rafael kernel issue so if it doesn't fit that description maybe its not the same problem.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] hshah:
Cool, downloaded and ready to flash :)

Should I update the kernel too?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] farrukhafzal:
i didnt update my kernel coz somwhere mindcr said that flash wont work with the new kernel

BTW the preincluded kernel in the rom works fine on my fone...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aj.GaLaxY aCE:
Hello GALAXY S2 community,,,, I have too purchased a galaxy s2... and i need some help here..

while searching for root and cwm recovery... i came across thread of bricking if on 4.0.4..... also there are many ways of rooting and some include flashing kernels....

so here i am in a utterly confused state....such vast information and i am not able to sort out.................................

1. Which firmware shall i upgrade to.. or not upgrade?

2. Which rooting method shall i use...there are many....

3. Which roms are a must try ( I m not comparing but just asking which rom are u having best experience with)

4. Also any other suggestions are welcomed....

I am on 4.0.3

baseband- i9100ddlpa

build number- iml74k. XWLP7
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rentaghost:
Use PhilZ thread for root ( see Methord 1 ). There is no brick bug in 4.0.3 so don't worry.

PhilZ rooting thread -

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
1) Whatever firmware you want.

2) As above. Guides here.

3) Yes you are, it's exactly the same question ('which is the best rom') and that question is forbidden here. Once your phone is rooted with a kernel which has CWM, backing up/restoring/flashing roms takes all of a few minutes, which means there's no excuse for you not trying a bunch of roms/kernels out until you find one you like/one that works well for you.

4) Read the guides. Could easily save you a bricked phone at some point.

Edit - Experienced members should also get a ban when they pander to people who ask the 'best rom/kernel' question. These people should know better & why the question is not allowed.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannibal226:
Hey a few steps:

=> Root and Backup

1) Download Odin (http://androidfirmwares.net/Tools)

2) Download root kernel (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399)

-- just scroll down and search for ur version (settings>about phone>basis version)

3) Flash it via Odin

-- Extract .zip

-- load the root kernel in Odin (as PDA)

-- Put SGSII in download mode (Vol-, Home and Powerbutton)

-- Press "Start"

4) Then start phone in recovery mode (Vol+, Home and Powerbutton)

5) Check if u have enough space for backup on sd card (to be sure: 2GB)

6) Go to:

-- Backup and restore

-- Backup to internal sd card (for sure u can choose external if have and want it there)

-- confirm it and then let do the phone the backup (can take a while [5-20 min])

Then u can flash...

If u want a really stable an good Samsung firmware based Rom

I recommend this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1194765

=> Now start the process for flash Rom.

1) Download Rom

2) Put it on internal sd card

3) Go into recovery mode (see above)

4) DO A FULL WIPE!! (U won't loose ur backup on sd card [but u can copy it to PC, too, if u want])

-- wipe data/ factory reset

-- wipe cahe partition

-- advanced > wipe dalvik cache

-- mount and storage > format data/system/cache

5) Then flash Rom via recovery

-- install .zip from sd card > choose .zip from sd card

-- Select the downloaded Custom Rom and flash it

6) Reboot and u r done!

If u want to go ahead on Jelly Bean and trying newest features

I recommend this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1806401

with Gapps: http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip

and Dorimanx Kernel: http://dorimanx.shine.sk/kernels-jb/Kernel_Dorimanx-V7.18-ICS-JB-18-13--14-11-12-SG2-PWR-CORE.zip

=> Now start the process for flash Rom.

1) Download Rom

2) Put it on internal sd card

3) Go into recovery mode (see above)

4) DO A FULL WIPE!! (U won't loose ur backup on sd card [but u can copy it to PC, too, if u want])

-- wipe data/ factory reset

-- wipe cahe partition

-- advanced > wipe dalvik cache

-- mount and storage > format data/system/cache

5) Then flash Rom

-- install .zip from sd card > choose .zip from sd card

-- Select the downloaded Custom Rom and flash it

6) Then flash Gapps

-- install .zip from sd card > choose .zip from sd card

-- Select the downloaded Custom Rom and flash it

7) Recovery > wipe cache partition

8) Recovery > advanced > wipe dalvik cache

9) Then flash Dorimanx

-- install .zip from sd card > choose .zip from sd card

-- Select the downloaded Custom Rom and flash it

6) Reboot and u r done!

Hope I could help and have fun ;)

CHEERS ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aj.GaLaxY aCE:
i was reading and found that one could loose IMEI while rooting or flashing...

but was not able to figure out how to backup efs folder on stock ... can u help me with that
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Without root, you can't. That's by design. Last thing phone manufacturers want is 'ordinary' users messing around with system files (would lead to 1000 fold increase in borked phones).

Rooted phone & the best EFS backup option (IMO) is Hellcat's kTool; offers backup, verify/check backup & restore. Search for it on Google Play (& buy Hellcat a beer after you install it).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aj.GaLaxY aCE:
also what to use cwm4 or cwm 6??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aj.GaLaxY aCE:
i am using this thread>> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746794 METHOD 1

and using 4.0.3 can i use cwm 6.... any chance of brick??? or shall i go for cwm4
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] preseodymium:
Flash dorimanx kernel it gives you root and CWM 6. Its also free from brickbug

Sent from my potato running a potato.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aj.GaLaxY aCE:
just rooted and made a backup of efs ... its like this
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaakkop:
Hi.

My S3 started acting all weird today. After opening a link from a Facebook post and opened up Chrome, my phone restarted itself and got stuck in a bootloop. I took the battery off and inserted it back and the phone got stuck in the same kind of bootloop. It restarted about 3-5 times and then it booted to Android and opened up a welcome screen (the same which appears after a factory reset), asking Google and Samsung account credentials. I skipped this and at a first glance it seemed my device was factory reset. All the apps and settings were gone and interestingly, storage info says this:

View attachment 1483489

There's definitely something in storage but not showing up.

Another strange thing: On device bootup, the bootup sound is gone missing.

Kernel message log tells "Sound file not found, Shutdown sound will not be start!". I tried to inspect last_kmsg and logcat to find out why it did fall into bootloop but I could figure out nothing.

My last_kmsg can be seen here: View attachment 1483490

Device: Samsung Galaxy S III GT-I9300 international, Stock firmware and not rooted.

Android version: 4.1.1

Baseband: I9300XXDLID

Kernel: 3.0.31-319653 se.infra@SEP-67 #1

Build: JRO03c.I9300XXDLJ2

A notable thing:

I had an app called TelStop installed. It registers on the tel:// handler in order to prevent exploiting the dialer, so I think my phone was not factory reset via dialer exploit. I consider the link I opened from Facebook post as legit, as it was a pointing to Google's chromeexperiments.com site.

Has anyone else ever experienced something like this? Thank you for your time.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
You have corrupt firmware . Backup data and factory reset as first option .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaakkop:
Thanks for your reply. The further I looked into the problem, I too started to suspect that firmware's corrupt. My phone couldn't boot up anymore so I played it safe and sent my phone to get fixed before trying anything regrettable (flashing and failing).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jokabbt:
I'm sorry but I would like to know what's the differences between the areas Original Development and Development...

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexp999:
Don't quote me on this, but I have always assumed that Android development is based on the manufacturer's ROM, whereas Original Android development is AOSP, and ports.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jokabbt:
Maybe...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
See link answering this old old oft repeated question .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1633868

jje