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[Motorola Photon 4G] batvans46:
So this is kinda a dev question, but not really. More of a stock software question that needs dev knowledge to answer. And yes, I've done a significant amount of searching. In fact, this is the first time in two years that I haven't been able to find an answer that way. I'm sure someone will let me know if this isn't the best forum for this question, and if it isn't please do so.

I read on one of the threads about the bootloader f**kery that while anyone who got the ota is completely f'd, moPhos that shipped with 2.3.5 do not have such locked down bootloaders. Is this correct? Assuming it is, I have a hypothetical to pose.

Say the phone I'm working on is insured and has never been tampered with, so insurance is still valid. Owner wants ICS, but accepted the OTA, like many others, not knowing the consequences. I tell him it can't be done. Well, he keeps pestering me about it, saying there must be a way. One day he breaks his phone, and gets an insurance replacement. Now, if insurance sends him another moPho 4g, this one would have been updated at the factory, and thus not have the crappy bootloader, correct? Without the impregnable bootloader, downgrading bootloader should be possible and then have some fun, yes?

So basically, and hypothetically, would getting an insurance replacement maybe be a way around the bootloader problem?

Brief description of my experience with Android devices:

Devices owned and heavily modded: HTC G1, HTC Droid Incredible, Motorola Triumph, HTC Evo V

Devices moderately-heavily modded for others: Evo 4g, Inspire, Galaxy Nexus, Droid 2, Bionic, and a couple of ICS tablets

Summary: Not an expert dev, but far from a noob at this point. Enthusiast, I would say.
[Motorola Photon 4G] JohnH4:
This could work if your client's device was an electrify, but as far as I know its not possible to unlock the bl on a photon shipped with 2.35.
[Motorola Photon 4G] rbeavers:
Some have posted they got 2.3.4 back from an exchange.
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] jufo:
hi

i have got mk802 ii. it is just single core unit. everything works fine but play avchd files from my camera. could you try it to play some avchd files on your dual core unit?

i can send you a sample video if you are interested.

thanks in advance.

jufo
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] 85gallon:
Send me a PM with what you are using to play them. I will send you my email address. You can send there provided they are not too large for email.
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] SirVilhelm:
Thank you for this. I just picked up the MK802 III today and your write up helped a lot. Now to go find some good roms.
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] 85gallon:
Here is the best one I have found so far.

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread....-1080-and-overclock-AND-best-performance-ever!

I know it says it is for the UG802, but hardware is identical to MK802III and most people on the site with an MK802 III are running this rom.. I made the mods listed in my first post here as to resolution ROM, text size in settings, and DPI changes using ROM Toolbox for easy viewing from my couch.

I also modded the boot animation to reflect it being an MK802 III. That thread is here if you wish to use. http://www.freaktab.com/showthread....-us-MK802-III-Owners-on-Finless-v1-7-Download

When picking your kernel, do not go above the 1272 HZ unless you install a heat sink. I know the MK803 III is advertised as 1.6 GHZ, but that is peak speed. It will over heat at that if sustained. In the fastest CPU speed (1.6GHZ) there is also overclocking of the GPU option. Same thing. Don't use that without heat sink.

It is stable and works great.
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] SirVilhelm:
Where can I find the ROM Toolbox for changing DPI?
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] 85gallon:
The Play store. The free version should work for it.

The adjustment is under the build.prop editor. Lcd density

Sent from my Kindle Fire running CM10
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] SirVilhelm:
Thank you

One other question, is the micro usb port only for power or can I push data through it? I don't have a USB-A to USB-A cable.
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] wapvirus:
It's power only i have the same issue need USB-A to USB-A cable to flash new ROMs ;)
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] pmco:
You don't need an A to A to flash.

I just flashed a UG802 rom on my MK802III last night, worked great. Device seems smoother, especially after locking CPU to minimum of 1000Mhz / Max 1272Mhz

1. plug MK802III into PC using A side of cable

2. plug micro-b side of cable into mk802III into power port of device

3 plug hdmi of mk802iii into TV

4 after device boots, goto settings -> USB, click connect to computer. ( at this time, computer should start finding the device as a removeable drive, and assign it 2 drive letters, I believe)

5. After computer finds device and loads driver, use RKFlashTool to flash ROM.

(if you get 'change to flash mode failed', or No Rock Android device found, or whatever it says, make sure you have no "unknown" or failed drivers in device manager)

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit was used.

I had some probs getting the correct driver, but a bunch of googling found me the correct RK30usb driver.

If anybody needs the files I used, I can post them tonight, when I get home.
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] SirVilhelm:
Which ROM did you use? I was thinking about UG802 2dark4u/Finless custom ROM version 1.7 since I heard it works fine with our device.

If you can post a link or actual files for the driver that would be awesome! Thank you.
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] SirVilhelm:
Hi 85gallon, I've read that the UG802 1.7 rom breaks wifi as the drivers are different. Can you confirm? Did you have to do anything to get wifi back?
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] pmco:
Assuming you were replying to me, yes, I used Finless 1.7, and it works much better than stock.. Still get a lag with my wireless pointer/keyboard (this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006W494ZA/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01 ) but only when doing intensive things (downloading large apps, watching a large mkv, etc)

I think it has to do with the wifi being on the same bus as the usb. I may try a USB network adaptor to see if it calms down.

Also, WiFi under Finless 1.7 works fine (as good if not better than stock)

After I "locked" the CPU to 1200 min / 1272 max with CPU control lite, it is a LOT smoother.

I will try to remember to post links to all the files I used when I get home tonight.

Everything else I have tried works great:

Bard's Tale (low res, due to storage space)

XBMC (still trying to get NFS working with my Windows Home Server)

MX Player

"Contemporary Adult Film collection, through browser/flash" :cool::p
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] SirVilhelm:
Thank you for the info. I will try it this weekend. Not sure why finless said wifi would break but its good to hear it doesn't
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] pmco:
OK, in the process of uploading the files I used to drop-box right now. As the 3 files are a total of 600Meg, it is going to take at least 80 minutes with my sh*tty TWC/RR upload speed.

In the folder will be 3 files.

Rikomagic MK802III.rar -> Newest stock firmware (Dec 12-ish, I believe) Only if you need it for recovery or to revert to.

RKM MK802 III Recovery.zip -> this is where, after extracting, I ended up getting the right driver, see below.

ug802_2dark_finless_rom17.zip -> Finless ROM -> uploaded with his permission, per this post:

Hopefully, obviously, extract all of these to there own individual folders on your HDD.

All copyright/credit/etc., belongs to the original creators. All files freely available elsewhere, I just co-located them for ease of use.

1. plug USB into PC using A side of cable

2. plug hdmi of mk802iii into TV

3. plug micro-b side of cable into mk802III into power port of device

4 after device boots, goto settings -> USB, click connect to computer. ( at this time, computer should start finding the device as a removable drive, and assign it 2 drive letters, I believe) This is where you may need the drivers from file 2 above. Go to device manager, and if you have unknown or Rikomagic device with yellow exclamation, do a driver update, and point to the folder inside the Recovery.zip called Rockusbdriver. Windows should then find the driver, and rename the device to RK30usb (or something close to that)

5. After computer finds device and loads driver, use Rom Flash Tool (Finless) to flash ROM.

Caveat* I was unable to get Finless' tool to set the flash mode (it found the device, but would not reset it), so using the RKbatchTool inside the recovery zip, I was able to reset the device into bootloader mode. (the tool comes up in chinese at first, press bottom left button, select second option, for English) The flash tool inside the ROM found the device and I was able to flash. I did select the 720p config and the 2Gig parameter files for my device.

I hope the above helps somebody, I haven't typed that much in I don't know how long. Hopefully not a TL;DR :p

I will post when files finish uploading.
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] pmco:
Files have finished uploading...see original book post for link......
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] SirVilhelm:
Thank you for the writeup! For the life of me I cannot get the driver to install. I've tried multiple computers but everytime windows comes up saying it cannot find a driver for the device. Maybe I need to update the firmware first?

I am on

MK802III_ANDROID_4.1.1-SDK-v1.00.1015

Kernel Version:

3.0.8+

ant@test-desktop#110

SMP PREEMPT Thu Nov 29 09:45:17 CST 2012

---------- Post added at 11:36 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:15 AM ----------

That didn't work. Not sure why I can't get drivers installed but this is frustrating!
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] SirVilhelm:
Ok, had a hell of a time getting the drivers to work! Basically what I had to do was install SuperSU, Busybox (probably not needed) and a console program. Using the console program I typed:

su (which prompted me to accept)

reboot bootloader

This rebooted the device into bootloader mode. At this point I had no visuals on the TV but my computer saw two unknown devices. I was able to install the driver to one of the unknown devices successfully. At this point the rom flashing tool recognized the device and I was able to flash the rom.

Two questions about the finless rom 1.7

What are the two boot img options for? I flash the default 720 image even though I am using a 1080p kernel, does that matter?

I believe our devices have more ram than the UG802, are we loosing space by running this rom?
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] 85gallon:
If it is the thread I am thinking about, and I can't find it for the life of me, finless was saying the ROM for the UG808 would break wifi because it used a different chipset.

Yes, su then reboot bootloader is much easier to get into flash mode.

For those on the stock 11/29/2012 ROM it is already rooted so you can use a terminal program. Just download a terminal program from the Play store.

While the MK802 III is hooked to your PC, open the terminal program you downloaded from the play store and type "su" without the quotes, at the next command prompt type "reboot bootloader" (without quotes) and it will reboot into flash mode, (TV will be black-nothing on screen) Windows will then find unrecognized device. The drivers are included with the finless v1.7 rom in the drivers folder. Both x86 and x64 drivers are there. Just navigate to the appropriate folder then sub-folder of which OS is on your computer.
[Android Stick & Console AllWinner based Computers] pmco:
Per the readme file:

If you select a 720 boot.img and a 1080 kernel, your boot screen will not be right. It wont hurt you and the ROM will work but for a good looking boot, you need to select a boot.img that goes with the kernel resolution you select.

There are 2 boot.img's boot720.img and boot1080.img. Of course select the right resolution boot for the kernel you choose!

By DEFAULT, the flash tool is set for 720 boot.

Kernels:

2dark4u has provided 5 extra kernels. So there are 6 in the kit. This is what they are:

720 resolution kernels that should work on any ug802:

-kernel.img = Stock latest JellyBean kernel at 720. This is default choice in the flash tool!

-kernel_720_CPU1272_GPU466_RAM1120.img = Overclocked CPU@1272, GPU@466, Ram@1120 - N0 heatsink required!

-kernel_720_CPU1608_GPU466_RAM1120.img = Overclocked CPU@1608, GPU@466, Ram@1120 - WARNING!!! heatsink required!!!!!

1080 resolution kernels that should work on any ug802:

kernel_1080_CPU1272_GPU466_RAM1120.img = Overclocked CPU@1272, GPU@466, Ram@1120 - N0 heatsink required!

kernel_1080_CPU1608_GPU466_RAM1120.img = Overclocked CPU@1608, GPU@466, Ram@1120 - WARNING!!! heatsink required!!!!!

Hope that helps your decision making......
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exalor:
Hi there,

i recently got a Samsung DA E550 and run into a small Issue that you maybe can solve. I want to use the Speakers for my WakeUp Alarm but the Speakers go around 30min after no use in Standby and cuts the Bluetooth Connection.

Is there a Possibilty to send a constant Bluetooth Signal to make the Speakers stay on or an App that can do this or am i screwed?

I hope you can Help me. :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thereddog:
Hey all, I updated to a beta of Paranoid Android that screwed up everything. I created a backup ( and actually have several more older ones) with ClockworkMod Recovery. The very latest backup will not restore for whatever reason, but the main issue is that it's the only backup I can even see.

All the other backup folders don't even show up in recovery. Accessing /sdcard/ I can see them all. Any ideas on how to restore?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thereddog:
Actually, the one backup that CWM Recovery shows, I can't see under /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/

I'm guessing CWM Recovery is pointed in the wrong directory..?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuxda24:
Hi can someone point in the right direction regarding flashing. A nice easy step by step guide would be nice and with the relevant software I need:laugh:

Stu.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erpurohit:
here you go

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1637966

also if you are planning to flash jb then I would suggest you to first flash cm9 after rooting and then cm10
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuxda24:
Cheers fella worked, easy to follow guide as well:D

Stu.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] quiel90:
Hi, i've recently purchased my beloved Xperia S with stock 4.0.4, and i can't turn on the NFC... For whatever reason there isn't a button to turn it on... is there any other way to turn NFC on??? I know it's a pretty weird question...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] aaki_rocker:
Settings>>More>>NFC/Android Beam !
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] quiel90:
That's the problem, it isn't there O.o
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Life4Never:
Have you tried using the widget to turn it on if its missing? Add the Tools Widget and then there should be the NFC option.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] quiel90:
It isn't there either... It must be this piece of **** carrier rom....

Sent from my Telegraph using my finger
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mihahn:
Maybe somebody could upload the settings.apk and the settingsprovider.apk from a rom where it's working. But I guess you need root to install it ;)

And backup your original two apks first! :good:

Sent from my Nexus 7 running Android 4.2.1
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] quiel90:
I've alreay rooted it (first thing i did after unboxing :P), so if anyone can be kind enough, i'd reallt appreciate it XD

Sent from my Telegraph using my finger

EDIT: Solved it, changed the effing rom
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] James Musacchio:
I know the camera isn't broken because the camera works on any rom that isn't cyanogen based. I made sure i wiped all data and cache and system before installing cyanogenmod 10 or 10.1 and I got the correct gapps too, but every time i try to load any camera app, it errors and shuts down. the integrated camera app says "cannot connect to camera" and then closes right away after opening it. How is this fixable? what am I doing wrong?
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] gokosan:
I just fried my second transcend 32gb sd in just about a month. is there a problem with galaxy tab 2 with 32gb sd cards?:crying:
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] DigitalMD:
NO, been using mine for 6 months. What else are you doing? Taking them in and out? Plugging into other devices?
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] daniel644:
Someone on here said they removed there sd card without unmounting it and fried theirs but thats all I've heard. Personally I run Sandisk 64GB for the MONTH I've had my tab 2 and it was in my SGP 4.0 for several months before, maybe you need a better brand.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] DigitalMD:
These things are not indestructible. They are prone to static shock and physical shock.such as bending or impact.by fried , you mean it will no longer format Fat32?
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] rysss:
I got my cheap 32GB micro-sd undetectable after 1 week.

the last thing I remembered is I was copying 1GB file to that SDCard and after it touch 70%-ish it just unmounted from my Tab and died.

lucky thing is the shop is near of my home and it accept RMA
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] gokosan:
Mine just died, i have'nt been mounting or unmounting the card it. it can't be detected from pc totally fried. :(
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] cruise350:
Amazon has great prices on SanDisk ultra class 10 cards save your self some trouble and buy a quality card.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] DigitalMD:
Actually price or brand makes little difference since Samsung makes the majority of NAND flash memory chips SanDisk makes a small amount and the various vendors package and sell them. But if if makes you feel better buy the most expensive one

I strongly recommended using the SD Formatter instead of formatting utilities provided with operating systems that format various types of storage media. Using generic formatting utilities may result in less than optimal performance for your memory cards.

The approved format utility can correct some corruption problems that OS format cannot.

Get it here

https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] DarkStar851:
NAND flash gets sold by manufacturers (there are more than just Samsung by the way) in "binned" stocks. They're binned by the quality and amount of dead blocks on the chips. Cheap SD cards are usually from lesser quality bins, though not always. Transcend is known for using quality components though, it's unusual the OP would be having problems with it. Perhaps there's a problem with your tablet, or another device in which you're using the cards.

In my experience Kingston and Sandisk have the lowest MBTF (mean-time between failures), and that's from observing return rates / complaints where I work, and in personal use. Also keep in mind cheaper SDXC cards are almost always poorly binned, high-density NAND is a lot more expensive than low-density.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] DigitalMD:
Nahhhhh.

I work with a lab that buys raw Samsung chips for high speed data drives and they never offer to sell us lower quality chips at a reduced price. Everything is priced by storage size and speed. and of course the quantity you purchase. SanDisk is not competitive in the raw market. Transcend buys Samsung and packages it. Packaging is somewhat important, flex and impact can destroy the chips and connectors.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] razz1:
DOWNLOADS

USE THIS MOD AT YOUR OWN RISK. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE!

DOWNLOADS-

YAMATO MSAA TEXT FILE. (D.I.Y.)

http://db.tt/1qpNeaMe

Flashable zips will force egl.config file to hardware rendering and install yamato.

FLASHABLE YAMATO MSAA

http://db.tt/skAf4aax

FLASHABLE UNINSTALL

http://db.tt/ZZH9OZfq

BUILD.PROP

This is a text file you can copy and paste from.

http://db.tt/zaTHjZRC

GPU INIT.D SCRIPT

Remove ".txt" from the file name before inserting into your init.d.

http://db.tt/gj3mdrtH

------------------------------------------------

Yamato Performance Edition v1.0 update

This does NOT use anti-aliasing. It's settings are specifically set for one purpose... A faster device!

YAMATO PERFORMANCE v1.0 text file. (D.I.Y)

http://db.tt/fX7QcRPg

FLASHABLE YAMATO PERFORMANCE v1.0

http://db.tt/RN9l3ATG

FLASHABLE YAMATO UNINSTALL

http://db.tt/ZZH9OZfq
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mapatton82:
Ha ha nice script!!! Flashed and I can see some difference but I am not sure if it is just the placebo effect!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Valkyrie743:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_anti-aliasing

for people that dont know what anti aliasing is. if you are a pc gamer (i am lol) you will know what this is. basiclly graphical stuff is just like a jpeg image. so its just small blocks (pixels) so if you are trying to view a straight line but change the angle you will start to see a stair case effect. depending on the resolution of the 3d model.

here's an image to show the example

AA is really gpu intensive so i wonder how this will be on battery life
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AegonTheDragon:
Flashed it on an aokp based ROM. I haven't really noticed any difference yet lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xbiker321:
Being a PC gamer, I know when enabling anti aliasing your FPS takes a hit. Does this script cause slow down in 3D games?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x714x:
LOL @ the install notes
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Chuckleb0ne:
Looks nice, but I don't want bad battery life.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] razz1:
To be honest, I never tested battery life with this. You guys will have to tell me what it's like. It's just not something I'm generally concerned with much but haven't really noticed much of a difference.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] drbveb88:
Haha... Got me on the install.

Seems to be running fine on cleanrom 5.51

Havent noticed a big difference yet. We will see how it goes.

Thanks for sharing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dawiseguy77:
Ive noticed better clarity so fat especially on video. Not a huge difference but there is a difference
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] syoungblood95:
I've noticed things to be a little clearer, but what do I know? Also haven't noticed a hit on battery life (yet). Thanks for this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] razz1:
Going to have an update on this definitely by tomorrow night. It will have some noticeable visual improvements and a jump in FPS!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Christopher3712:
I laughed and kept laughing. Well played, good stuff here. Trying it out now, thank you for the port.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] remf4i:
Razz I'm gonna include this in my ROM update bro, flashed and works good, thanks for the mod I'll be sure to link back to the thread and give thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Chuckleb0ne:
Lol, had a panic attack on the install. So far no changes in battery on clean rom 5.5.1. Can't wait for the update.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 1ManWolfePack:
Flashed successfully.

I will test on some porn later tonight.

Roger. Over and out. 10-4.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droid2drummer:
I told a few of my old flashing buddies and one is hesitant saying it could crash gpu..?? Hell I just like flashing. I have backup devices so no worry. But is this at all possible? If so, maybe put risks in op? If this is no more a risk than flashing 20 times a day im sure no matter. Lol Just curious. And thank you for this...peace
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] o0BlacknesS0o:
Always up for better graphics... Thanks for your work

Samsung Galaxy SIII powered by CleanROM 5.5.2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zir4:
Very nice! Flashed over jelly beans 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LLStarks:
Does this work on CM10.1?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] woolbeo:
CM10.1 has this in developer options.