yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usb7:
Not really. My third RMA has no rattle but my first two devices did have it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctowne:
Its just the camera's autofocus mechanism
[Android Apps and Games] FinancialWar:
I lost my phone last week and it was found today because the "finder/thief" return the phone to my service provider after I requested the IMEI to be blocked.

After I got my phone, everything has already been factory reset by the "finder/thief", the SD was missing, we know who probably took it. No wonder whereismydroid and Plan B apps never worked, because they are absolutely useless. All thieves have to do is take the battery and sim card out, go home, factory reset with ODIN or something, all your information and those so called tracking Apps are gone, and Plan B can NOT be installed remotely because your gmail is no longer signed into your phone.

So IMO these apps are useless.
[Android Apps and Games] shabbypenguin:
user installed apps? yea they are. its why i flash cerberus as a system app (survives a factory reset). i dont have a pin lock or anything of teh sort to make teh theif want to reset. instead im quite alright with him opening it up and calling/texting whomever he wants cuz ill be tracking him the whole time. chances are the guy who buste dteh window of yoru car to get the phone doesnt know to take teh device get it into download mode and use odin to wipe out the stuff i installed :)
[Android Apps and Games] doctor_droid:
Its a thief not a technical expert :P
[Android Apps and Games] FinancialWar:
What if the thief flash your phone with his own rom using ODIN?
[Android Apps and Games] ickk:
why steal phones if you know how tl use ODIN just learn a little more and you have a more stable career in development.
[Android Apps and Games] FinancialWar:
The is something you have to ask the thieves.

My phone was definitely flashed after I lost it. The rom is different from the one I had.
[Android Apps and Games] el_bhm:
Nowadays you really don't have to be a tech wizard to do this stuff. Programming isn't really clicking around and dropping files onto SD card.
[Android Apps and Games] robogoflow:
Whoa!!

I'm no cop but the OP didn't say how it was stolen but shabby knew that it was taken out your car by breaking the window...

Yes im pointing fingers!! BUT.. Im just kidding .

I actually want to thank shabby for his comment.

I've been wondering if theres an app like the one he mentioned that can be installed and track the phone without being deleted.

I didn't know where to look but now i have a name so i can do my research.

Im not too technical with android but my goal is to have a phone with great security like firewalls blockers and what not.
[Android Apps and Games] zolah:
Yeah cerberus is the best one.
[Android Apps and Games] FinancialWar:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus&hl=en

still an app, how can you install it into the system?
[Android Apps and Games] shabbypenguin:
yea thats why i dont hold much faith in the guy knowing about odin :)

i posted a download link below, its truly an amazing app. you get a week trial and then its 2 dollars for lifetime membership of up to 5 devices at any time. im sure there is more im forgetting and you can read on their site

https://www.cerberusapp.com/download.php

i use this one https://www.cerberusapp.com/download/cerberus_disguised-ICS.zip it shows as a system process, then using the website i hide the app and no one is the wiser :)
[Android Apps and Games] mezster:
You'd be surprised. Welcome to 21st century, thief can take all you got while eating doritos and drinking Pepsi. Everyone who underestimates these people are bound to be victims sooner or later.
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] UpGado:
Finally ,, I have been searching for it all time , Thanks , Isn't there a non-vm version ? I mean like normal linux installed in hard drive .. Thanks again
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] Xistance:
This is great and will surely help many people. I will link to your guide and add additional steps specifically for my guide if you are OK with that :D. Also, how do I apply for XDA uni contributor status?
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] broodplank1337:
I haven't figured out how to make it installable, but if I remember correctly you can use virtual disk images as boot image. So you can dual boot it. And no problem

Thanks, and sure, of course you may do that. and the RD/RC application is currently closed but still available trough pm or nominations.

I could add you to the nominations list if you want. but you will have to think of a catch phrase your self :P like

"I recommend to add Xistance to the RC group because he made a very clear tutorial on how to build kernels and cm10, also he's very helpful"

something like that
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] Xistance:
Thanks :). I am not sure yet but I will PM you later. You can dual boot it like that but it will still be reduced disk performance. I think there was a way to install on a partition but I don't remember how right now. I will post if I find out.
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] broodplank1337:
Ok sure, I know you can "dd" an image to a partition, but dd doesn't exist in windows. You could try to mount the vmdk file with Vmware mount (http://www.vmware.com/download/eula/diskmount_ws_v55.html?) and then copy the files to an empty ext3/4 partition or so. Good luck

Check out this tut btw: http://www.vladan.fr/mounting-your-vmdk-disks-directly-to-your-windows-box-how-to/
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] tribual:
seems like the links are down?

can you fix it?

Greetz and THX
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] broodplank1337:
Hmm strange, I think the host has some troubles.

IF you have newsgroups search on binsearch.info for "DevDistro"
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] soyab0007:
a noob question, is this for phone i9001 or for PC?
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] broodplank1337:
it's for your pc, to develop android related things for all devices. not only i9001
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] broodplank1337:
Host is up again, also posted it in parts, join with hjsplit
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] Ubuntu-i9001:
hi brood i like your work but i didn't understand how to install it i used vbox but i didn't know how to run it i am using ubuntu & windows 8 but i want in on ubuntu cuz it is a miss allredy

(i like playing with the linux distros )

anyway i need it to be for dev only . thx in advance
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] broodplank1337:
Well it's already installed, it's just a copy of the VMWare Virtual Machine which includes the HDD (that virtually is 160gb)

So you just need to load the VM into VMware, I think there is a method of copying this HDD image to a partition on your local HDD (which must be ext4), But i don't know how to exactly (but I know it exists, that's for sure)
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] Ubuntu-i9001:
Thx Brood & Happy new year

This is for all of you : Live http://www.youtube.com/user/DowntownDubai?feature=watch#
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] avedei:
Link is down

I've tried the download link posted, but i get a suspended page. Can you supply a mirror?
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] budm:
if you do a google search, you'll see hes got them hosted on SFhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/devdistro/files/LinuxMint-13-Mate/ orrr.... read his blog... http://broodplank.net/ you'll find info on links.
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] MicroDroidXDA:
AW: DevDistro (VM built for all Android related development, running on Linux Mint)

Hey, could you provide this as an image file? Cause otherwise I can't use it with vitualbox, and I don't really want to buy VMWare...
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] broodplank1337:
I'm doing my best to make that work, it's called remastering it seems, I did it once but more then 25% of the files failed to pack, since there is a 4gb filesize limit on this.. Anyways, Ill try to make a installable image soon ;)

And I believe virtualbox supports VMDK as well, and btw, if you have your own company I can imagine you cannot download VMWARE, but if that's not the case then go get it for free on the interwebs ;)

I also have a student serial for VMWARE, which I can hand over to you if you actually own a company, else just enjoy the fact that warez is free.

Oh and an other thing, VMWARE Player is always free, and still does the same job, only less management on your VM's. Anyways, having an actual iso is just better in all cases, dual boot beats a VM by far!
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] alireza7991:
Re: DevDistro (VM built for all Android related development, running on Linux Mint)

Great job Brood !

But I m mad . why users don't feedback this Great work !
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] broodplank1337:
Thank you! I think because the links didn't work until now or so :silly:. However I changed the topic with working links, also I'm busy on the next version :laugh: that hopefully is a completely installable from iso :victory:

The wallpaper is the only thing I have to preview so far :cool:, spiced the previous one up

edit: lol it doesn't scale to the forum! Imagine how HUGE 1920x1080 is on a 640x480 screen haha
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] camcory:
Congrats on the new title. This is just what some folks new to contribute. I thought I was the only one using mint. :victory:
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] Xistance:
Mint is great but not my kinda thing. Fedora is good but dem drivers. Ubuntu could be better, also too slow and bloated, and apparently doesn't respect my 'freedom'. Gentoo is perfect but come onnn... Arch has issues on the user end.

Why the heck is there no distro where it isn't for babies yet I still know what the hell I'm doing :< .

Anyway, congrats Brood. Sorry for my little rant.
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] broodplank1337:
New version :)

Still only torrent now. have to upload it, but it will come asap
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] broodplank1337:
Part1: https://copy.com/IhPhUP2D4rSn (500mb)

Part2: http://www.broodplank.net/files/DevDistro_14_x64_VM.part2.rar (500mb)

Part3: https://copy.com/otTGzvv7yHyVfdL2 (500mb)

Part4: http://www.broodplank.net/files/DevDistro_14_x64_VM.part4.rar (500mb)

Part5: http://www.broodplank.net/files/DevDistro_14_x64_VM.part5.rar (500mb)

Part6: http://www.broodplank.net/files/DevDistro_14_x64_VM.part6.rar (500mb)

Part7: http://www.broodplank.net/files/DevDistro_14_x64_VM.part7.rar (500mb)

Part8: http://www.broodplank.net/files/DevDistro_14_x64_VM.part8.rar (21mb)

Enjoy http mirror!

btw aosp is coming tomorrow for s4!! :D:D:D:D:D:D :D
[Galaxy S Plus I9001 Android Development] anuseb89:
Before google u are giving aosp to s4 people..he he..have a good community there also..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skybronco:
Hello,

I have a Verizon Galaxy S III, new, just followed the tutorial here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1875914,

I used Rom Manager and tried to flash CM 10 from my external sd card and I got the following error message:

"E: failed to verify whole-file signature

E: signature verification failed"

from this point I was able to reboot the phone and the phone worked fine (with touchwiz and original android 4.0.4).

I then used EZ Rom from this tutorial to try to accomplish the same thing (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1762709)

I selected CWM 6.0.1 and it allowed me to select the nightly CM 10 zip file I had put on the external sd,

I then installed from sd the gapps from the same tutorial.

All appeared to be normal and I then rebooted the phone and now all it will do is show the cyanogenmod boot animation.

I have tried taking out the battery and restarting it but that does not fix things, I still get the cyanogenmod boot animation and nothing else.

Can anyone offer any suggestions? Sorry, I have searched the forums but cannot find an answer.

Regards,

M

Also, I believe I had accomplished rooting and unlocking correctly with the exception of no audio "Unlocked" message--that is, I only got a "your phone is unlocked" message on screen when I used the unlock app. I did not get the audio as the tutorial said I would.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kintwofan:
Did you do a factory data reset?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skybronco:
no i did not,

am I hosed?

thanks,
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kintwofan:
No problem pull battery, put it in hold volume + home and power all at same time for recovery. Select data rest then select when done
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skybronco:
First off, thank you kintwofan for taking the time to help me, I appreciate it.

So I pulled the battery, held volume up+home key+pwr and was able to get into recovery,

I selected data reset

Now when I boot up the phone the cyanogenmod boot animation appears and I get a message "unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped and I can select ok

then I get a message set up wizard has stopped.

should I pull the battery and try to install from sd card the CM10 nightly zip file again?

Thanks,
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kintwofan:
I would say go back to recovery. Factory reset again, under advanced wipe dalvik cache and under mounts wipe system. The flash cm10 and I gapps again. By the way what gapps do you have?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skybronco:
These are the gapps I have (JellyBean Gapps- //goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip

I will try your suggestions and report back,

Thanks,

M
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skybronco:
I did the factory reset, then wiped dalvik cache, then I chose format/system under wipes and mount.

I then installed from external sd the CM10 nightly

I did not install the gapps zip file this time,

and rebooted.

now the phone boots up and and appears relatively normal (compared to my Galaxy nexus)

the android version says 4.2.1

However, there is no service, it does not connect to verizon.

if i make the screen black then hit power, the message at the bottom of the phone says "no sim card" but my sim card is installed (haven't taken it out at all)

What should I do next (can't tell you how much I appreciate this--I will pay you!!)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skybronco:
I can see that the gapps file was not for android 4.2.1 but rather 4.1

so starting over with the factory data reset etc, will report back soon, fyi i found a gapps for 4.2.1 here (http://goo.im/devs/PureMod/GAPPS/gapps-jb-20121130-4.2.1-signed.zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skybronco:
I've successfully got the correct gapps on the phone now, but no service, it says no sim card

I took the sim out and re installed but no luck there, searched the forums and not successful at seeing a fix either,

any suggestions here?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kintwofan:
Flash one if the unofficial builds from here and under mobile network change your subscription type to rui/sim
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skybronco:
where?

I'd like to use CM.

Is what you're referring to a rom from someone else?

Thanks again,

M
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] desmopilot:
Looks like I'm going for an S3 with CM over a Nexus 4 to replace my Nexus S. How do you think the GPU will hold up for someone who Doesn't play games?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Cusa:
Don't worry about the GPU in the i747 because it doesn't disappoint.
[HTC EVO 3D] EEEMasta:
Hey guys,

I am sorry if this has been answered already, but the search function seems to be unavailable for the past couple hours that I have tried, so I am just going to create a new topic. I had a stock ROM corruption awhile ago and was forced to finally root and install a custom rom on my 3D (which turned out to be a blessing) and decided on the Gangnam style CM10 rom. It has worked perfectly and been amazing compared to stock for the past week until now. Now my phone is not retrieving text messages at all. I have confirmation that mine send ok, I just have not been able to receive any. I have installed GoPro sms, I have wiped all data and cache and finally now I have done a factory wipe and reinstall, but nothing has worked! Is there an easy fix I may be able to apply to make this work again? Thanks guys!
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
This seems to happen to people sometimes. People have suggested flashing a sense 3.6 ROM and then updating the profile and prl. Then reflash Gangnam.
[HTC EVO 3D] EEEMasta:
I am assuming I have to do a full wipe each time? Kinda a pain in the ass. Thanks for the reply man!
[HTC EVO 3D] Desperado24:
Yes unfortunately. I've encountered this a few times. However, sometimes a full wipe won't fix the issue. If this is the case, re-flash your RUU, re-unlock your device, flash your hboot then reflash the ROM and you'll be good to go.

Drove me crazy a few times before I figured it out :)
[HTC EVO 3D] EEEMasta:
Darn, that sucks. I hope that is something that will get fixed at some point. Thanks for all the info guys, I appreciate it!
[HTC EVO 3D] mprasolov:
Having same problem. In the process of updating profile and PRL. Will get back to you.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deusfaux:
What's the best way to achieve this?

I've already transferred over simple things like ringtones, music, documents, etc.

And redownloaded apps and such.

Only thing left from my old phone is game progress like Angry Birds and Whale Trail and Where's My Water, etc.

Whale Trail actually apparently has some kind of online save because my progress was already present on the new phone. A few other games save progress in the cloud as well.

I was thinking I'd just use Titanium Backup to backup on the GN and restore on the N4, but because they are different devices with different screen resolutions and other specs, I'm not sure that wouldn't cause weird issues. Like when the app is first downloaded it calls for a specific set of assets, and if I'm replacing the app with one from a different device, it might be the version of the app tailored for different hardware, and not work properly or be the best looking/performing it should be.

What does xda suggest?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlipperKyle:
I would recommend Titanium Backup. I used TB to transfer all my save data from my Asus Transformer Prime to Nexus 10 (Two different pixel densities).

In general, this will work. Some apps may have a little difficulty if they cache images (e.g. Pulse News). But other than that, I haven't had any problems.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deusfaux:
Will apps that have different graphic assets for different displays somehow redownload the proper ones?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlipperKyle:
I think I know what you are talking about now. Some apps, like the Talking Tom series, actually cache images sized for specific devices.

Depending on how the app is written, it may or may not upgrade the images. I'm sorry I can't provide an exact answer.

Game developers, it's time to include easy progress export options. This should be an easy process, not a hacky one.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deusfaux:
Well yeah, that's one particular issue I'm concerned about, amongst others?

You're absolutely right about exporting / cloud saving / transferring progress options.

Devs should realize mobile phone are commonly upgraded frequently, and old models are given away or sold or put to rest, and the user's data needs to be able to follow the user.

It's not like a DS or PSP which one tends to keep (and typically store save data with the app, or allow easy moving around in the latter's case).
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harmohn:
I use DataSync beta to backup/sync game data between my devices. Works well for the most part.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quintstoffers.DataSync.beta

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chrono_Tata:
I can confirm that Titanium Backup works fine with Angry Birds. Actually I have used TB to migrate AB saves over 4 phones already and never had a problem. :P
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boergen:
Same here. I used Titanium Backup (Pro) to migrate all game data from my old LG P990 to the N4. No problems at all, at least in the games I already tried.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sythe179:
What section does this tablet belong to?

Not going to root with the wrong files..so I'm checking just incase.

Samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karim Kahale:
If you are trying to root your device, then this method would work i guess GT-P5110

(Press the THANKS button if i helped :D )
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sythe179:
What method?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karim Kahale:
Sorry, I forgot the link :P .

Here it is : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gary.liu07:
Hi,

I decided to install the nightly version of CM10 from the stable. After using recovery to install CM10 nightly, I am stuck at CyanogenMod loading screen and cannot boot into recovery nor download mode. Anyone experience the same thing? Help please

Thanks,
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Android_Monsters:
How are you trying to get into recovery?

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Watch zedomax do it at around 3.5 minutes in and try again

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1735561
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] rmanne:
Same issue. I installed CM10.1 12/17, everything worked fine for a couple of days, wanted to do a benchmark, moved to lightning rev3, worked fine. And then I went to recovery again, wiped. And now, I can't install anything and nothing but the recovery and download works.

I tried resetting it a >10 times through ODIN to no avail (odin 3.04).

Error: <OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> T999UVALH2_T999TMBALH2_T999UVALH2_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<ID:0/003> Added!!

And the error message hasn't changed in the past hour.

Stock roms seem to install fine through recovery, but they freeze at the kernel boot screen. AOSP roms are not even installing giving set_perms error (status 7).
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] md1008:
Did you try to odin back to stock. Cm10.1 messes with sd card no bueno

sent from my Samsung Gangster S III on the T-Mobile network
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] rmanne:
Yea, I downloaded both "T999UVALH2_T999TMBALH2_TMB.zip" (the old one) and "T999UVDLJA_T999TMBDLJA_TMB.zip" (the new one), and tried both. I don't think that a CM10 flashable tar/md5 is even available right now. According to TWRP, everything about the SD card seems fine. In the file explorer, I saw that except /data/media/0/, there is nothing in /media, so i moved everything from media/0 to media/ (because TWRP can do this). However, I can't run fix-permissions because I haven't booted into the ROM yet. Any suggestions? I looked up somethings, and ended up finding this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1161769, but windows 8 is too fast. It finds and installs the drivers for my phone before I have a chance to use it through the drivers in the link ^. Any other suggestions?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] md1008:
No odin is only good for going back tp stock rom. I would back up sd card, odin back to stock, factory reset then flash "no tripping counter odin tar. Then flash twrp via goo manager and not flash cm10.1 till its more stable

sent from my Samsung Gangster S III on the T-Mobile network

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If the above doesn't work than I am all out of ideas

sent from my Samsung Gangster S III on the T-Mobile network