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[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInTheCorner:
You shouldn't have to do a bootloader unlock to update your system software. Are you getting to root your phone? If so, search for Advance Ace Hack Kit and it'll do It for you

Sent from a black hole somewhere in space
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glevitan:
The hboot required for unlock bootloader with HTC dev is provided in the htcdev site...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] janit:
hey, i've tried several custom roms like cm7,9..but i m stuck on bootloop everytime..i'm sure about that:

1) my phn is rooted

2) using rom for s5830 and not for s5830i

3) fashed acc to the procedures carefully..wipe data wipe cache wipe dalvik cache flash rom

i read in some thread that fixing bootloop is hit n trial so i tried evry permutations of wiping data and cache and then falshing too(besides the general procedures fr evry rom)

ps:i randomly took my sim out and then flashed them and they work fine!!!..with sim again same problem

tried using sim lock n then wipe n stuff..got bootloop just after it processes for sim lock..nt few sec before that

..ve switched back to stock rom for the time being but bored of gingerbread nw!!

..so plz help!!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperAce609:
Please use proper grammar when describing a problem and asking for help.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] janit:
please ignore my english...

ps:though i think my grammar is fine..its just i have used some abbreviations...
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZilverZurfarn:
Has anyone managed to connect the kindle Fire HD to channel 13 (or 14)? So far, I've tried adding the settings

wifi_country_code = EU

and

wifi_num_allowed_channels = 14

in /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db, table secure

which reportedly cures this problem on other devices (and that I've managed to use om my DesireZ (the latter setting) to enable my CM7 setup to connect) but to no avail on my Kindle.

Yes, changing the channel on the router should be the workaround, but this is my company wlan, which is out of my jurisdiction, and not an option in this case.

As you (might) know, ch 13/14 are fine in EU even if they're not allowed in US, so I guess not many Kindle owners has stumbeled on this problem, but - Any ideas?

<edit>Also added

ro.wifi.channels = 14

to my build.prop without any difference.</edit>
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZilverZurfarn:
Solved! Setting

wifi_country_code = [B]UK[/B]

was the trick.

Opening an ADB shell (or directly in Terminal on the tablet, if you have it installed):

su
sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db "INSERT INTO secure (name, value) VALUES ('wifi_country_code', 'UK');"

then toggled wifi on/off.

...and wouldn't you know - There was all my previously invisible accespoints on channels 12/13

<edit>Perhaps some or all of the other changes listed above is necessary too - They are still in place.</edit>
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mathewjg:
kindle fire wifI channels

Very interested in your last post. My wife has a kindle fire hd. Its the only computer that she is comfortable with and its the wifi only version. We are on an extended holiday in thailand and we are surrounded by very strong private wifi hot spots. To try and get a better less congested signal I have set the router to channel 13 but of course the kindle does not by default support beyond channel 11. I did a search on stupidly restricted kindle store but cannot find terminal or anything else that looks similar. My question is can I change the settings on a non rooted kindle as you have described above assuming I can copy the terminal program from my samsung galaxy tab2 or samsung galaxy nexus phone. I am not really familiar with rooting but if I did have to do that would the interface still be the same and would all the existing data remain (mainly books and audible books).
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZilverZurfarn:
Sorry no this trick requires root I'm afraid. Rooting as such doesn't alter the way the Kindle works.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mathewjg:
wifi ch 13

Thanks. I have sent an email to kindle support requesting a patch but so far no response. I will probably just tether the kindle to my phone for the time being.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hasari:
So I have nokia n8 phone and I want to use it as wifi hotspot but my note 10.1 (n8010) cant't find it. Is there way to enable ad-hoc so my note would find the wifi?

Second question is that I rooted the tab and tested some other things and when I flashed it back to stock firmaware which i found from sammobile the note lost the lock screen and I don't find how to enable it anymore.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bomczz:
Did you try enable hotspot on N8 then use laptop to connect to it ? Maybe its N8's problem, not Note10.1
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hasari:
Yes it works fine with my desktop and laptop. I readed somewhere that symbian can't do anything else than ad-hoc wifi and android does't find it. I know that ad-hoc can be enabled in some android devices but can it be done on note 10.1?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] logan_izer10:
So i bought a Note II the other day on craigs list. I met the guy at a mall even though he offered to meet at his house. The phone still had all the stickers and screen protectors on it and had clearly never been used. We powered it up and I popped my SIM in and it worked. I got an LTE connection right away. It is a Bell phone and I had a Bell SIM card. After a few hours, it stopped connecting. I get "selected network (Bell) unavailable". If i try taking out the SIM and re inserting it multiple times along with rebooting it I can sometimes get a connection for a very short while... Less than a few minutes or so. I've taken it to Bell and they said it's not reported stolen, however, they absolutely have no record of the phone at all! It's a phantom phone. Definitely Bell branded as it worked with my SIM and has all the Bell apps when I boot it up. Bell won't touch it cause they have no history of it. I tried calling the guy back and he didn't hesitate to answer me. But he speaks very poor english and got upset and defensive when I politely asked for more information about the phone (Where he got it, if it's stolen). I got nothing out of him and he was practically crying because he said I was "Bullying him".

I'm floored. I don't have a clue what to do.. It's a freaking wifi tablet.... That's it. $600 down the drain.. Does anybody know what I can do?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dropofdreams2:
As I understand it, you wouldn't be able to connect at all if it was blacklisted. It does sound odd to me though that this is happening.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ruinkhan:
My brother had a similar case when he bought Iphone 5 (locked to bell). The guy who sold it to him could barely speak English. Later my brother tried to use SIM and it wouldn't allow him. He called bell and was told that its locked due to fraud or something. He called the guy he refused to return money. I think Bell is more strict when it comes device frauds.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] logan_izer10:
Would unlocking and using another provider potentially work then?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ruinkhan:
I wouldnt know that. My brother couldnt unlock his Iphone 5 for obvious reasons.

However you can follow this thread (to unlock your device for free). See if that works, but if its blacklisted in their system I assume it wont work no matter what.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Dr Tone:
I'd reset the phone and try a brand new sim card or someone else's Bell sim card.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] lmike6453:
+1, have to go through some process of elimination troubleshooting....
[HTC One X] mikey1000:
First and foremost, please know that I have searched and searched again for hours and really have exhausted what in my opinion is my skill level for the rooting process. Previously hacked a PSP but that seemed easier than this.

I have tried the one click method and I have tried the HTCDev method. Both to no avail. I've run the .bat, I've tried the cmd cd Download cd OneXRoot... I couldn't get the One click .exe to run on my Windows XP even after installing .net framework. Can anyone help? I will divulge phone software versions, firmware etc if anyone decides to help me... And please only comment if you can specifically help... No trolls, no haters, no unconstructive comments.

Sorry for the noobism...

Thank you.
[HTC One X] Onexed:
hi , try using this it should be what you need if you are going to flash custom rom's go to htc dev to unlock bootloader thats the first and foremost thing you need to do . Htcdev is just to unlock your bootloader and nothing else

http://onexroot.com/one-x-root/how-to-root-one-x/

if i helped you say thanks =)
[HTC One X] tomascus:
What issue are you currently having with 'HTCDev'? Did you successfully unlock the bootloader?
[HTC One X] omerkhan90:
Try checking this post out:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1832891

Also, check this out, more specifically:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1604439

Hope that helps :)
[HTC One X] mikey1000:
I promise you all those methods do not work. I tried to run the root.bat access denied. I tried the one where you open up cmd and type cd Download, access denied... Finally I tried One Click but the .exe wouldn't open due to wrong .net framework, which I then downloaded but I was told by XP was not able to install 4.0.3...

Obviously I am going to need a work around on this but like I say One Click is no good for me... I'm going to reply again with my phone's info... I'm guessing the cmd way will be best to eventually get to work for me...
[HTC One X] mikey1000:
Phone info
[HTC One X] mikey1000:
and ver 4.0.4

htc sense 4.1

software number 2.17.401.2

htc sdk api level 4.23

htc ext ver 403_1_GA_20
[HTC One X] exocetdj:
have you got your unlocktoken.bin from HTC Dev? May be best to do it manually

---------- Post added at 08:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:17 PM ----------

have a careful read through this, this is the most complete guide for rooting manually, if you don't want to backup to start with you can go straight for unlocking your bootloader (after that to installing the recovery, then to installing the rom :))

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1843585
[HTC One X] mikey1000:
i did yes. i got to the final email with the ID token but the attached Unlock.bin didnt work for some reason kept on getting error codes

i tried again and again and double checked i had pasted code properly...
[HTC One X] exocetdj:
I think you can resubmit and get a new unlock token,
[HTC One X] mikey1000:
Yes goin to try that again... If it works this will give me root right? Not sure the diff between root and flashing custom...
[HTC One X] mikey1000:
Didn't download the SDK before.. have you used this method before?
[HTC One X] mikey1000:
If I do this and unlock the downloader will it give me root too?
[HTC One X] exocetdj:
Hi mate, firstly u need to install the SDK etc,

Then you unlock your bootloader

Then you can install the custom recovery

Then you need to install the super user app (or SU etc) This will give your rom Root privileges (i.e you can install mods etc) This is not installing a custom rom

If you want to install a custom rom you can skip the step above as all custom roms have these root privileges.

Download your rom and stick it on your SD card

Make a backup through the custom recovery (you can revert back to stock if things go tits up)

Boot into fastboot and flash the boot.img via fastboot commands (or use a fastboot kit if one is supplied with the rom)

Go into recovery, flash your rom and reboot

The above is just summarizing whats on the guide I gave you so you should know what order you need to do things and where to look on the guide :)
[HTC One X] mikey1000:
If I do this and unlock the bootloader**** sorry predictive text!
[HTC One X] exocetdj:
Lol see above mate ;)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sten_amund:
Hello!

Being a newbie, I would like to get some feedback from the more experienced users in this great forum. As JB seems to be just around the corner for the N8010 series I'm interested in learning whether it will be possible to revert to ICS from JB if that's wanted/needed for any reason. I personally find Samsung devices to be 'flexible' when it comes to flashing ROM/firmware via Odin, which is great compared to other brand tablets I've had my hands on. The reason for my title question is that my local Samsung support centre (Sweden) tells me there is no going back once JB is installed. Do you think this is a fact or merely something they have to say to all customers according to some policy? From what I understand there is no bootlocker or signature match (correct me if I'm wrong here) on our devices under ICS, and I don't see any reason why Samsung should introduce something like that under JB which should stop the possibility if reverting. Anybody who knows or have any thoughts?

Rgds,

sten_amund
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KoRoZIV:
Its easy. Just flash an oficial ics fw with odin, I already did this and I had no problem. Just get the fw for your region from sammobile.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sten_amund:
Thanx :good: FW downloaded :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] eryzerz:
"I see the difference! Really helps speed things up"

"I just tested launching a bunch of apps both with it on, and off. The difference is night and day. Chrome loads and renders a complex page almost twice as fast"

"Seems to really improve browsing!"

Say goodbye to lag, forever! (ROOT USERS ONLY)

Many Android tasks run much slower than they should for one simple, but not-so-obvious reason: they read random data from a limited "blocking" random device. Random data is used to generate session keys and UUIDs, in SSL, and frequently during inter-process communication.

This data (entropy) runs out frequently, and that causes any process reading from the blocking device to stop responding (lag). These processes cannot continue until the Linux kernel repopulates the entropy pool, which takes time.

Seeder is a a service for root users. It assists the kernel in "topping off" the entropy pool by seeding it with fresh data from the non-blocking (high performance) random data source.

Many applications load significantly faster (particularly large ones like Facebook, Chrome, and Youtube), and task switching becomes effortless. Never again will you wait in frustration, as the home screen slowly redraws its icons and widgets after pressing the home button on a busy device.

You MUST be running a rooted device to use this application! If you don't know what this means, this application will probably not work on your device!

Go to this Thread . Dont forget to give THANKS for the dev and give THANKS for me too hehee. Don't be stingy to press Thanks button:D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] reddvilzz:
I just download the apk right? What is the use of other file there?

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[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] eryzerz:
Yap, its right. The other files have same function like the app version.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
The first file is a patch file, I assume for kernel sources. But most likely only for the device on which he tested.

The third file... not sure.

BTW, I'm testing it out atm. Dev of Seeder *seems* to have done it the right way (i.e., tracing). Let's see what happens ;)

EDIT: On second glance, the 3rd file *might* be a flashable mod. Haven't downloaded it; I'll check it out.

EDIT 2: No, it doesn't contain a flashable manifest. Just one file. Wonder what that is...

Anyways, my phone *does* seem snappier. Not sure if truly snappier or just placebo effect... will post again when I'm sure ;)

EDIT 3: Thanks to @hotheabilly's post below, I can now figure out the 3rd file (i.e., the .zip with a single file inside) : it's the pre-compiled binary of rngd, ready to be used with an init.d script.

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[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cycloneblast:
I'm using the apk. Every time I exit the app after I turned it on and I go back into the app , the app is in off state! Can you tell me why?:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] hotheabilly:
better using flashable zips provided here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35002262&postcount=65 I'm feel comfort with init.d tweaks

to see if the script working, open terminal emulator and type watch -n 1 cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail you should see numbers 3000++
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
According to the linked thread, sometimes the button doesn't track the actual status.

Go to terminal, type :

watch -n 1 cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail

You should see a number that changes but always stay between 2000-4000 (In my case, it stays on 3906 but sometimes dip as low as 31xx when a new email arrives, but within seconds will rebound up to 3906).

If the above command does not produce anything, use the following alternative:

while true; do cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail ; sleep 1 ; done

exit with Ctrl-C)

-- CM9b4 / CastagnaIT 7.3 BFS+ExtUV / DXKL1 / GT-I8150 --

---------- Post added at 08:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:32 AM ----------

Good catch! I must've missed that post.

So, did you flash it, yet? Does it work? And what CM version are you using?

Annnd... That explains the 3rd file! I'll edit my post above.

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[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] hotheabilly:
yes I flash that and its works :D its more clear than the apk, I confused because everytime I open the app, the button show "OFF" eventhough I turn it on before. Oh, I saw some cons of this script, its sacrifice the gaming-fps but become more responsive to opening a new task/multitasking
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
Better a few fps sacrificed but the game run smoother overall than having high fps interspersed with swearing moments due to inopportune lag :p

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[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] reddvilzz:
And nowi'm confused. Should i used the apk for now, or the zip file really better than the apk? I have used the apk though last night and yes felt the differences. After boot the app still showing on though for me :rolleyes:

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[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
Both have the same effects. I myself prefer the flashable version because (1) it doesn't waste space in the drawer, and (2) it potentially starts faster, because it uses init.d triggering a binary instead of an .apk.

-- CM9b4 / CastagnaIT 7.3 BFS+ExtUV / DXKL1 / GT-I8150 --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] mosta_9741:
having rooted unmodded stock atm,

so tried the apk so i can on and off to test it proberly, it gives a good response for the first couple of hours then phone is back to lagging again so i go bk to the app, turn it off, clear memory from task manager then bk on again so it gets fast again

still testing for another day
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
Most likely rngd gets killed by oom_killer. Need to set oom_adj for the rngd process.

Hmm... more reasons for using the flashable version; I can tune the init.d script to also adjust rngd's oom_adj...

EDIT: While I study how the flashable zip is constructed, in the meantime you can do the following:

1. Stop and restart Seeder

2. Open Terminal

3. Enter the following commands:

su

echo -8 > /proc/$(pgrep rngd)/oom_adj

This will reduce rngd's oom_adj to -8, hopefully preventing a premature kill by oom_killer.

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---------- Post added at 02:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:20 AM ----------

Meh, can't edit my post, for some reason :(

Before someone point out to me that oom_adj = -17 means "don't kill", let me explain why I chose -8 instead:

Many parts of the Android framework has an oom_adj of -16 instead of -17. This gives the phone a fighting chance of not having to warm-boot during an extended, extreme OOM event. I'd rather rngd be killed first before the OS kills the Android framework. I read somewhere that most Android framework components have an oom_adj value between -16 and -10 (inclusive). -8 therefore should enable the system to kill rngd before it went berserk and kill the framework.

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[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Um....probably a basic question with an obvious answer, I flashed the zip version of this app, but don't appear to have an app icon in my drawer. How can I find out if the app is installed or not?

Sent from my CM10 powered Wonder with Tapatalk 2......it's all good...... :) :)

---------- Post added at 11:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:29 PM ----------

Actually....scrap that last question, I've just noticed the answer.....my phone is a lot snappier....lol

Sent from my CM10 powered Wonder with Tapatalk 2......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
From terminal :

ps | grep rngd

That's the simplest way, methinks :)

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[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
OK...did that and got this...

View attachment 1575050

Not sure what it means though....

Sent from my CM10 powered Wonder with Tapatalk 2......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] wong.izzat:
Just installed the flashed version and when I run the command on the terminal emulator, it works.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
It means that rngd runs, and that means Seeder is running.

Because on a Seeder-less system, there is no rngd process running.

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[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] skrillex13:
Okay I download the apk version and install it and turn on so it means now it will be always running in background?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
Yes.

... at least until oom_killer kills it :p

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[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] reddvilzz:
How to prevent the oom_killers from killing it?

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[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
You can do "echo -17" instead of "echo -8" in the code I've given above.

But. trust me: You DON'T want to do that.

Keep with "-8"
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] coolbuy:
Hi, i am using this in bagux rom that is running with V6 Supercharger. I am getting a lot of FC's (some logs process), is there any way to fix it?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
Have you tried Fix Permissions from V6?

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[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] coolbuy:
not yet.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] afif_7070:
can u help me?

im already flashing the zip file and try the command using terminal emuator and all i get is as the attached pic..
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] 2g11:
DELETED
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
Sometimes, 'which' command doesn't work. I'll attach a binary you can put in /system/xbin to monitor entropy_avail

An easy check : pgrep rngd

If it returns a number, that means rngd is working.

My suggestion? Buy a phone with larger RAM.

-- Sent from a GT-I8150 running ICS perfectly well. F'U, Sams#!t --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] 2g11:
Had to LOL at that Pep:D.

Sent From My Wonder on CyanogenMod 9
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
Hehe... redraws are inevitable since the RAM is too small.

V6 Supercharger helps keep the Launcher in memory, but at the expense of sacrificing other apps.

The biggest problem is when a class of apps known as 'services' gets killed; when OOM pressure is relieved, these apps will be restarted by Android, resulting in extreme sluggishness as the single core of the W keeps doing context-switching between OS processes and app processes.

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