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[HTC Droid DNA] MrWall:
I've been eyeballing the DNA since I'm finally up due for a phone. I'm currently on a DX.

at any given time I'll be using 13 of my 16gb on the ext SD and about 4 out of 8gb on the int SD. just the used space alone comes out to 17gb, it's not so much as the read/write speed i'm worried about on the external since I store all apps on the internal but the need to access things locally (as in offline) for the sake of traveling outside the states, playing tourist (photos/video), and yes, I do store some music on my phone for the gym which is built like a Faraday cage.

so because of that, I might have to pass on the DNA
[HTC Droid DNA] broons:
I heard automobile manufacturers future models are all only going to get 10 mpg. Sure they could easily get 30 mpg at a tiny cost but 10 mpg will still get you from point a to point b so you should just deal with it.
[HTC Droid DNA] nrfitchett4:
missed my point. Most phones get an international version. Verizon didn't get the note 1. We weren't over on the Note 1 forums complaining and carrying on...

I use plex. It isn't perfect, but if you already have dyndns set up, it should be a snap.

this is cool. Wonder how it would work streaming video to my device over hospital wifi...

so its not for you, great, move on.

would love to see data that shows your micro sd card is faster than internal storage.

because verizon said so and htc wants it on verizon.

He sort of posted a link, but here it is:

http://www.kingston.com/us/usb/wireless#wid

I'm suprised more people are not bashing the Note 2 over storage capacity. yes it has the sd card slot, but you can't put apps there anymore...
[HTC Droid DNA] Amphibliam:
Storage space is not an issue for me, I still have 8.5 GB free on my DNA. :p But who in the hell really has more than like 11-12 GB of APPS? It's the movies and music and photos that people are talking about.
[HTC Droid DNA] l7777:
Why does it matter what they store? In addition, you should read the rest of the thread. There are many ways to easily fill the 11 GB of available space. When other phones have 32 - 64 GB of onboard storage, 16 with no microsd is a mistake. Others will say that it is a calculated move to push people toward cloud services so the carriers can charge more for data use.
[HTC Droid DNA] broons:
Adding up all my current storage I have now I would only have 3.75gb free left on the DNA. I could probably go thru and do some housecleaning and free up around 1gb if had to though. So 4.75 GB left and I'm not what I would consider a heavy storage user.
[HTC Droid DNA] MohJee:
That became a nonexistent annoyance with the advent of apps such as Directory Bind and mods such as ExtSd2InternalSd.
[HTC Droid DNA] geoff5093:
True, but there are apps and mods that allow you to move them back to the SD card. Not to mention that many large games are actually small downloads from the play store, but they download game data to a separate folder.
[HTC Droid DNA] boodies:
FYI, various different apps to sd work great on the note 2. I currently have all my big data apps on my external sd. My internals got over 8+ gigs at all times. Without an sd card, i would've been filled up already. I have about 15 gigs of videos and music on my sd as well. No need to worry about data connection through cloud, data rates etc.
[HTC Droid DNA] trickster2369:
Then buy a motorcycle, you don't have to buy the sports car. There are other options.
[HTC Droid DNA] flaring afro:
My 6 speed LS1 Trans Am has a 5.8L V8 and gets 31mpg highway. Sports cars don't have to get bad gas mileage if they have the right gearing and have good low end power ;) Theoretically if my car were able to get up to 6k rpm in 6th, I'd be going 258mph. I'm basically idling on the highway.
[HTC Droid DNA] tehknics:
I wish my F150 with a 5.8L got 31mpg :eek:

Sent from my HTC Droid DNA
[HTC Droid DNA] MicroMod777:
I wonder how Apple sold 10 billion iPhones with only 16gb? LOL
[HTC Droid DNA] nrfitchett4:
Well, that's the big complaint on here, 3 or 4 games and you have no more room...

really? because when I search the play store for app to external sd, I get a lot of apps that just use the built in app2sd under settings/applications. So most people probably can't find these apps or mods.

That separate folder on my rezound is always on the internal sd with no option to move that 2gb of extra download anywhere else. If I manually move it, then the game wants to download it again...

I personally agree that 32gb of internal storage should be the minimum, but I'm not the OEMs or google. Google is phasing out expandable storage in Android in case you hadn't noticed.
[HTC Droid DNA] Lens Pirate:
I just got my Wi-drive in. 64 gigs of wireless space that comes in a package smaller than a Iphone5 and will share with a handful of devices at once.

I watched a copy of the 5th Element today sitting in the car while my wife shopped. GREAT solution for Android.
[HTC Droid DNA] nrfitchett4:
How is the streaming?
[HTC Droid DNA] Lens Pirate:
Just awesome.
[HTC Droid DNA] blestsol:
By it reaching out to a group that loves it the way it is.

HTC doesn't have the pull that Apple has though.

Gs3
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
FTFY :)
[HTC Droid DNA] Tomatoes8:
Probably because 16gb isn't enough for a lot of people?
[HTC Droid DNA] blestsol:
Nah, I meant it exactly the way I said it.

Gs3
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
And I meant exactly how I corrected it.
[HTC Droid DNA] BarryH_GEG:
Caveat. It's FAT32 so the file size limit is 4GB. I bricked mine playing around with trying to convert it to NTFS or exFAT to handle larger files. So it's a great solution if you're willing to downscale or break up your larger video files.
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
Run Linux and use ext4 :D
[HTC Droid DNA] nrfitchett4:
I don't tend to try and watch 8gb videos on my devices. I'm ok with mp4 files on my mobile devices.
[HTC Droid DNA] latebeat:
Actually I own the DNA and I'm about to return it. It's not 16GB!!!! The phone comes with 11 usable Gigs of space out of the box.

The reason why most people are mad is because this phone originally DID HAVE an sd card slot (J Butterfly). However, people are mad because verizon went out of their way in order to CASTRATE the phone are remove the sd card slot in their effort to push eveything to the cloud.

I don't need 80gigs or even 64gigs but 11 gigs is still anemic no matter how you cut it. My tom-tom gps app alone takes 2.8 gigs (which btw I didn't install on the dna for that reason)...
[HTC Droid DNA] Melodycd:
As for me, 11 gigs are fine. Not great, but... I will have to delete some music and videos. For casual games like Angry Birds, it will be more than enough space. The only thing I am worried about is long flights. Usually I load 5-6 series of Dexter for example and whatch it during the flight on my One X. But External UsB drive will supplement the lack of space, while on the plain. At home, office, cafe's I got free wi-fi. So I can stream music or videos. So I don't really care for more space during day-to-day usage. On my previous HTC sensation there was only 8gb card, and it was enough for me.

The phone is wonderful, can't wait to receive it.
[HTC Droid DNA] Sality:
11gb isnt a lot...but for me its fine. Music 3Gb (+20000 songs on Google Play), Data = Dropbox, NFS MW + Modern Combat 4 = 4gb

7 out of 11 =) still 4 gb for other soft.

For all other things use MasterCard...oops, USB-OTG:laugh:
[HTC Droid DNA] zerocool79346:
First 5.8L LS1 I've ever heard of, congrats on the rare engine... ;)

How exactly did you figure that? As far as I know, the T-56 in the Trans Am isn't geared nearly that high (though it is ridiculously high) and I'm fairly certain it isn't geared that high in the Gen2 Viper either.
[HTC Droid DNA] graymonkey44:
Buying any new phone without an sd card slot is like buying a 2013 Ford F450 without a tow hitch.
[HTC Droid DNA] MrWall:
my 2000 YZF R6 gets about 45mpg. It's great for lane splitting, parking, and just going for early morning rides but terrible for hauling anything more than a large shoe box, more than one passengers (or male passengers), and whenever I should be wearing something other than jeans, leathers, and boots.
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
Not really.

You can add a tow hitch.
[HTC Droid DNA] graymonkey44:
Sigh... Over your head
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
No, your analogy just sucked.
[HTC Droid DNA] nebsif:
rofl, are you kidding guys?

"Why would any1 need more than 11gb of memory. I dont understand those people"

Its the same as having a 3 inch display phone that is advertised for 128 GB of memory but has a very crappy DAC. U can store lots of music and movies but not enjoy watching em, here its the opposite, u have a stunning display and the best SOC but cant store more than 4 games or even ONE Full HD movie that fully takes "advantage" of your epic display.

- Why would you need a 5inch smartphone ure only using for facebook, calls and angry birds?

Supporting no mSD, no rem.Battery and locked bootloader phones wont get you a pat on the head from the manufacturer, only more such phones in the future..
[HTC Droid DNA] veli69:
Yeah I agree 100% why care about 1080p if not using it for something that require a large amount of storage.

Its pretty much like buying a HD TV with SD cable (then again my mother watching the SD version of stations all the time)

The amount of people who advocate using 2 devices in 2012 is shocking, Id expect that in general but Id assumed users of this forum were more savy

Im curious how many people are NOT buying a DNA just because of the lack of a SD Card, there should be a poll (I bought a gun instead;D) and im looking at the Note 2 or waiting for the next big thing
[HTC Droid DNA] cyphersbug:
Google Music Play

I don't understand what the problem is with 16 gigs. Today's information is cloud based storage?? All my music 100% of it is cloud based. I have it on my computer of course but I have 15000 songs uploaded to google play. I stream it all the time. Even with a small data plan, streaming music doesn't take up that much bandwidth at all. never go over my data plan.
[HTC Droid DNA] Lens Pirate:
Its mostly because they watch a lot of porn and that uses up a lot of the family share plan data and their mothers get so angry.
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
Cloud does not address large applications unless mobile OSes start being virtualized.
[HTC Droid DNA] blestsol:
Will that solve video game app issues? Will that solve movie issues?

Will that solve HD video issues?

The problem is simple... It doesn't work for some people.

Gs3
[HTC Droid DNA] echaru:
I hate that the Nexus 4 doesn't have SD card. I have a large database of porn I want to watch during the day. I can barely watch 2 hi-def porn with only 16GB. Why Google Why?
[HTC Droid DNA] graymonkey44:
Buying any new phone without an sd card slot is like buying a 2013 Ford F450 without the ability to add a tow hitch.
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
Much better :)
[HTC Droid DNA] holla420:
Everything is in the clouds for me so I don't carry music on my phone. Movies I use Netflix and the xfinity app.I don't take pics that much so16g is enough for me

sent from my beastly powered DNA
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
Its a shame Netflix isn't 1080p.
[HTC Droid DNA] zerocool79346:
Hell is it even 720P?? I hate the quality on my N7, much less on anything with a higher resolution.
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
I think it went to 720p some time ago.
[HTC Droid DNA] l7777:
You clearly did not bother to read the rest of the thread. You might try that before you claim you don't understand something in the future.
[HTC Droid DNA] BlackZenith:
Even iPhones have more storage... nuff said.
[HTC Droid DNA] nrfitchett4:
most people get the 16gb, and friends I have that got the 64gb say that it was a waste of money because they don't use the storage space.

A choice would have been nice, I agree on that.
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
Aint that the truth.

Of course, the 16GB model would sell a heck of a lot more, but it would quell some complaints. Then the complaints of "wtf, why so expensive!" would start.
[HTC Droid DNA] nrfitchett4:
LOL
[HTC Droid DNA] BlackZenith:
Seeing as how you can't simply drag n drop stuff on an iPhone, 64gb would be tough to fill.
[HTC Droid DNA] MrWall:
there are moments when the cloud is useless to me. mostly when I'm at the gym (it's built like a bomb shelter with no network connectivity) or when I'm flying since I don't like paying for terrible WiFi on the flight. For those times I like to keep about 2 hours of music, a few podcasts, and a couple of movies stored locally on my device.

Also when I'm outside the states my access to WiFi (or the network) can also be lacking and I don't always want to mess with dumping photos and video routinely at the end of every day.

For these reasons I'm a big fan of the option to use an SD card

I think the biggest thing people aren't seeing is how others use the storage and just assume everyone is just like them.
[HTC Droid DNA] JaxDroidGuy:
Some people have privacy concerns about cloud computing. If it works for you, fine. But why neuter a flagship product? My wife's $50 phone has a SD card.
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
Does it have a quad core CPU and a GPU more powerful than some PC video cards? Does it have 2GB of ram? Does it even have half of that? ;)
[HTC Droid DNA] blestsol:
This is true. The fact that it's missing things the newer phones are missing is irrelevant.
[HTC Droid DNA] Lens Pirate:
To sum up then:

1. the phone is what it is.

2. the phone is either right for you or it is not.

3. If you like the phone and want more storage there are easy fast cheap ways to deal with it.

a. Wi-drive 32 or 64 gigs of pocket-able WiFi connected media storage

b. OTG cable and a flash drive.

4. Its a pure beast of a phone.
[HTC Droid DNA] nrfitchett4:
I think people are just tired of the constant complaints. It is what it is. Either it works for you or it doesn't.

I wouldn't but a two seat convertible knowing I have a family of four. I also never complained about the gas mileage my expedition got. This is a spec listed on the box, if that doesn't work for you, move on. Complaining in here isn't going to unlock a magical sd card slot.

No phone will ever be perfect until we can order them customizable. Each device has a couple of flaws so you will buy the next great thing.

Exactly

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You can on Windows phone and I survived with 16th gb storage. Zune would even convert video from avi to mp4 as it transfered over. And since it did this wirelessly, it was pretty nice to have.
[HTC Droid DNA] 4ktvs:
I don't like the fact it does not have one, but I could deal with it.
[HTC Droid DNA] hdroaddog:
Flash drive experiences

Just wanted to share some experiences thus far with use of a Samsung micro usb adapter and a 32GB patriot xt rage usb flash drive.

Using the Anttek explorer in a split screen fashion it is easy to move or copy files to the external drive or from the external to internal by drag and drop just as you would in a windows application very nice. When I insert the drive it seems to mount by itself and I usually UN-mount it manually before removal.

The problem I have encountered while using this method is after removal some of my apps seem to stop working namely swiftkey3, Anttek explorer and Soundhound thus far. to fix it I have to uninstall them and re install the apps.

This is quite inconvenient and would hamper the use of the external drive as me personally.

The concept is good 11GB onboard and 32GB external are more than enough for my personal use.

Anyone else having the same issues or some guidance as to if I can prevent this from occurring?
[HTC Droid DNA] MunkinDrunky:
Just brilliant, but that would be too good to be true. One can dream though...
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xenocide976:
Hi all,

i've search and tried most of the methods on threads with similar issue but to no avail.

So i'm posting my situation here hoping someone with the expertise can help me.

My IMEI became null/null after flashing Criskelo rom. I had previously saved a copy of my efs.img on my PC.

When restoring my EFS backup, it says "/dev/block/mmcblk0p3: write error: No space left on device"

So i used Odin, flash a stock ROM with pit, bootloader, pda, phone and csc.

The flashing was successful with no errors but stuck samsung logo for as long as i can wait.

I then booted to stock recovery and notice it says "E: failed to mount /efs (invalid argument)"

so i did a wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition.

Reboot. Still stuck at Samsung logo.

I tried to sideload my efs.img but there is a "E: signature not verified" error

So i thought what the heck and flashed Chenglu's CWM via Odin. Phone successfully boot to CWM

i wiped data/factory reset, cache and dalvik. Reboot and still stuck at Samsung logo.

I then tried flashing CF-Autoroot, it was ok as well with no issues but stuck at Samsung logo again.

Rebooted back to CWM, Tried to mount efs, got an error saying error mounting efs

i flashed various stock rom via Odin, all process PASS with green but mostly stucked at samsung logo...

is my device soft bricked? or is my sd card is dead? or is my efs partition fried?

anyone kind enough to share his complete backup file? my country sells the n7105.

i bought the export n7100 instead so its kinda hard for me to find a friend with the same fone.

i have been flashing roms since the good old Galaxy S and this is the 1st time i cannot revive my phone from past experience... :(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] likepeas:
bump for you, im facing the same error.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GezDixon:
Hi mate, im not sure if this would work but have you tried the super wipe mod here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1925402.

worth a shot ;) cant make it any worse.

also checkout this for a solution http://xdaforums.com/sitesearch.php?q=E: signature not verified
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xenocide976:
Hi thanks... sadly links are down. will try the super wipe thing.

i remember doing the wipe in TWRP before flashing Criskelo.

i did get away with the signature thing. its easy. just turn it off in CWM.

i went to my local samsung service center and they rejected my phone as its considered "export" to them
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] likepeas:
did the super wipe.

Flash stock with Odin.

Still keep getting stuck at samsung logo on boot and recovery still shows : Error: Can't mount /efs
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GezDixon:
cant you restore it to factory settings and return it to where you bought it from.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] likepeas:
mine is under warranty, so I could try to restore to stock rom which gets stuck at the samsung logo.

problem is that going into download mode shows this :

custom binary download : 12

Current binary : samsung official

system status : custom
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GezDixon:
iv had alook round and cant see anything that will fix it, in odin theres a clear efs button.

edit: just found this info on a usb jig that resets counter to 0

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1934771
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] likepeas:
how do I go about clearing the EFS since it is greyed out.

so there's no work other solution to this, except for getting the jig? :(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] term-x:
Edit the ini file for Odin and set PhoneEFSClear=1 that'll check the EFS Clear option (even though it remains grey). See if that helps.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xenocide976:
same. my counter is 15

but i already ask a friend in malaysia to help me with samsung service center malaysia this weekend

i don't have the phone now. hope they don't nitpick on the counter thing :(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cojocaru2009:
i got the same problem

plz help im doing factory restet with odyn and evrey stock firemwere from difrent country doesnt worck. the phone is stoping on samsung logo ,i can instal custum recovery by odin but , after instaling in custum recovery omega 7.2 or cm10 the phone is not boting its stoping on first boot animation plz help, sorry for my bad eglish
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daraghmeh:
i have the same problem ????
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LifeOfALegend:
same here

Has anyone found a solution to this yet?! I have the exact same issues, phone died, then when powered back on was stuck in a boot loop, returned to stock and got the unable to mount efs invalid argument text, now its still stuck in a boot loop with a flash count of 8 so cant be sent in for repair, any advice is greatly appreciated!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shohag_prince:
I have the exact same problem

i have the same problem . . and to make matter worse i don't even have any warranty . . :crying: . ..

is there no way to to get the phone to boot in to the OS regardless of any functionality ?? :confused:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imatheus.sm:
I couldn't find the topic where i learned this info, but it's something like this: if you flashed the modem (i think so) and you have an EFS backup like me, you just need to flash any other thing and restore the EFS backup. But, if you don't, you must stay with the modem.

okay, i just found it: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2332913

Good luck. (And press the thanks button if i've helped you :fingers-crossed: )

Enviado de meu GT-N7100 usando o Tapatalk now Free
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blueazure:
same problem, korean note 2

lost my IMEI, no EFS back up , cant detect internel storage ( SD card works though )

i have access to DL mode, i can flash recovery , but stuck in boot loop for flashing ROM
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Renosh:
Seem to have been struck by the same issue and no efs backup prior to this.

Custom binary download: 0

Completely stock Note 2 just got screwed after flashing new 4.4.2 ROM for my country via Odin, the ROM booted fine, transferred contents to PC, factory reset the phone, set google account and reinstalled apps and transferred saved data back. Data, phone calls and everything else was working. The phone got to 10% battery lost network (this is normal lately lol) and shut off when battery died. Phone never rebooted and stuck at Samsung logo. Recovery reports "/efs I/O mount error" tried the guides by ketan and a couple others nothing seems to help
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aznsaiyan1029:
same applies to me. Perhaps some hardware fried is my guess.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sojuboi69:
So I'm using this ROM

[ROM][JB]BlackJelly V 0.9.2 - 11/14/12 Based off TMO Official JB LJA

I was wondering, what does a kernel exactly do ? I've read about it but it kinda didn't make sense to me.. and which kernel should i use ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrmako777:
analogy taken from the kernel master, faux123:

What is a Kernel? The Kernel is the Foundation in which everything else builds upon in any software system.

[Car Analogy]: Kernel is like the Engine, Electrical system and the Transmission to a car. The Library, Framework and the Apps [AKA ROM] are the body frame and the rest of the Car.

hope that helps...maybe try ktoonsez kernel in the dev section
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cobraboy85:
You could also say that android is relative to the kernel in the sense that it is simply the user interface of Linux of our devices. The kernel basically tells the hardware how to react to how you are manipulating said UI... that is a very... very basic explanation obviously. Your user interface, which is what you see and touch on your screen, is basically a bunch of packages of executable files (apps) that coexist to make use of hardware through library (lib) files, binaries, etc... the kernel is the backbone of Linux machines, the root, the power management, the brain of the OS. make sense?