yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia A500] JdgM3NT4L:
Well I wish that I could help in a way that would let you preserve your data. Hate saying it. It is probably lost. The 'save my data' prerequisite is probably why there are no answers to this point. I won't say that it is impossible, just highly unlikely. Sorry.

So if you get tired of waiting for an answer for that and just want to get your tab up and running I would humbly suggest that you consider these...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1624645

Tons of great information and the support from the OP is legendary.

I think that you will end up at this page...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1751978

This one is not an easy read or an easy process for those who lack Linux experience. But with a little patience you should be fine. Just be sure to read through the first few pages. There's a decent amount of information in that single thread, and not all of it is in the first post.

Once you get through those two threads you will, without a doubt, be able to continue with restoring your tablets software to something useable.

Good Luck.
[Acer Iconia A500] EDM606:
I'm in the same boat. The same thing happened to me two days ago. Stock ICS + root are the only mods I've done.

I'm going to finish reading through to see if anything worked. :/

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In my case, I'm not so interested in preserving any data as I had already relocated everything important to GDrive and my external SD card.

First attempt, I tried booting into recovery which, I'm guessing, tried to grab an update.zip from the SD card that wasn't there. When nothing was found it proceeded to a green android boot screen and then quickly changed to a dead android with a hazard symbol on it. The boot bar below the logo crept slowly for several minutes and then stopped and hung for about an hour until I gave up.

Any quick ways to get me back to a stock blank rom?
[Acer Iconia A500] Dr.GM:
ok , i think i'll let go for the data ... although it's VERY annoying -_- considering i did never lose any data since 1990 with dos / windows / symbian , i'm very disappointed with my first experience with Android and Acer ..

anyway here is my thoughts ,

1- first i tried All possible ways for extracting the CPUID in many forums .... except the "Ubentu" one ...which i'll give it a try soon after my surgery exam

2- another VERY annoying point honestly , it's the "inconsistency" ....

i mean , when i pressed the reset , it stopped showing me the "android-logo" , then after couple of resets , it started to show it AGAIN !!

then , doing hard reset (+vol + pwr + the or.lock) and confirmed erasing data and cache , the "android-logo" disappeared , and only ACER !!!

another , one normal reset , and it appeared again !! o.O

ok ok ... let's forget this

i tried all 7 Stock ROMs ...

each SINGLE ROM , gave me at least 2-3 different responses !!

- the loading bar alone

- the robot with rotating thing , no loading bars

- the dead robot , no loading bar

- the robot with rotating crystal , with loading bar which get stuck at 25%-30%

- the dead robot , with loading bar which get stuck at around 20%

- Nothingness !! ( yes , it boot up from update.zip , then nothing happen)

*each trial , i gave it at least 20 min to progress up ... but with no use

anyway ,

3- i'll try again last time extracting CPUID , so i can install EUU ROMs .... but anyway ...

guys , does anyone know any relation between the S/N of the machine and the CPUID ?

just trying to think alittle bit differently , maybe , the S/N is 22 units long , so maybe there is a relation between them ?

4- if all failed , i think i'll have to wait till i get to dubai soon , because no service center in my country -_- !!

5- last resort , i'll use it as cutting table in my kitchen -_-

please guys ... help

IDEAS !!

:(
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
i know you said the drivers are installed but I'm not sure they are....but try this

put your tab in manual apx mode and hook up to your pc - if theres an apx device listed then run afterOTA Lite version to get your cpuid that way...there is no relationship between the serial no and the cpuid...if nothing else works the only answer is Linux, as all the others have said
[Acer Iconia A500] Dr.GM:
ok here what i have done ...

installed Ubuntu 12.10 ... done

installed all developer packages ...done

extracting the UID ... 0x3806148417f4317 ... done

double check ...the same result ...done

trying to convert to SBK ... FAIL

adding extra -as advised- "0" so the UID become ... 0x03806148417f4317 ...done

converting to SBK ... done

back to windows 7 ...done

trying to make "A 500 manger" or "A500 APX" detect the tablet ...fail

windows detection to APX .. done

retry "A500 manger or APX" ...fail

downgrading from "acer USB drive" 1.06 to 1.00 ....done

trying "A500 manger or APX" ...done

on "A500 APX" ... chose package 13 , put the SBK , APX detected , the tablet show "Acer" in green color with "Acer Iconia APX Mode" ... (finally something different)

"A500 APX" asks me if i saw the new "APX mode" ... yes

and then

it continued in all steps with success

till reaching " Exiting the bootloader..."

and it hangs for 30 min on that stage with no respond not what so ever !!! -_-

any ideas , guys ?? :fingers-crossed:
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
Cpuid - take off 0x
[Acer Iconia A500] Dr.GM:
3806148417f4317

and

03806148417f4317

gives me the same SBK ...

how long time should the flashing tool take till it complete its job ?
[Acer Iconia A500] Dr.GM:
ok ...

now that's where i reached ....

and nothing happens after that

i flashed this bundle :

Bundle 13: A500 ICS BL v7 / Thor Recovery 1.7

ICS Unlocked / Skrilax Bootloader v7 and Thor Touch Recovery 1.7 (Legacy version for those with issues with 1.7.3) for the A500

using the "APX a500 flash utility" ...

then i ended up with this screen (see the attached image)

and can't pass it at all

trying SD card update.zip ...failed

trying secondary kernel ...failed

trying hard reset ...failed

so ?? :confused:
[Acer Iconia A500] Dr.GM:
ok ... back on track .... UP and RUNNING :D
[Acer Iconia A500] kanamaster:
Hello! What did you do in the end? I have something not exactly the same, but a similar situation to yours. Your final solution could be my salvation too...... :crying:

Thanks in advance for any help.

Regards.
[Acer Iconia A500] dibb_nz:
The tool he used flashes a custom recovery as well as the unlocked boot loader..for some reason the recover.img got corrupted...u must use the ones that come with the tool and use the tool to install it. Once u have the unlocked boot loader you're able to use a flash able zip to change it if u want.

So to answer yr question just reflash again. Choosing the bundle market option select bundle 17 its the latest version and seems most stable.

The window in the s/shot is fast boot menu, power volume up. Wiping cache helps if you are stuck on Acer boot logo
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steenia:
Below is a step-by-step guide for fixing the Bootloop issue on TwistedUmbrella's AOSP 4.0.4 ICS ROM [Multi-Source]

Please know that while I am a self-confessed noob, I have done my homework. I don't think that I've done anything special here but after seeing continued posts about this issue, I figured maybe this was something that people hadn't thought of yet. The instructions are for 4ext Recovery and I have tried to make them as plain and simple as possible. Let me know if anything is unclear.

Dirty

1. Create Backup. (A full backup is recommended but an Advanced backup of just the Boot partition will suffice here)

2. Wipe Cache+Dalvik.

3. Install ROM from SD card.

4. Advanced Restore - Boot. (From full Backup or Advanced based on what you did in Step 1)

5. Optional: Install desired Playground Extras.

6. Reboot.

Clean

1. Create full Backup.

2. Format All Partitions (except SD card).

3. Install ROM from SD card.

4. Advanced Restore - Boot and Data.

5. Optional: Install desired Playground Extras.

6. Reboot.

I tried to find another relevant thread before creating this post but only found this one and I just don't know how many people, if any, will see my response there.

Let me now how this works for you guys. And please, be kind in your responses. I am new and just want to help :)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] santod040:
If it's just the kernel, or something else in the boot.img that's corrupt, or causing a bootloop on a specific rom build, you could always take one from an earlier build of that rom that you know worked.

Then just drag and drop the boot.img and associated modules into the rom.zip from the old rom to the new rom on a computer with 7zip or winrar, flash it, and hopefully boot.

Just thought it might save a step or two for those that are having this type of issue.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viceversa:
call me a noob....but can someone explain to me what is so great about 4ext? I've been using TWRP since it was first available for the tbolt and I've been able to flash every version of twisted's ICS rom with no bootloops at all...
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Horcrux08:
Did anybody tried acid audio engine on j/miro/tipo?

Here's the original thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2002367
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] kulboyfz:
I tried it on my tipo dual, got a hissing sound after installing.... had to reflash my tipo... i guess it's mainly due to the beats audio binaries...
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] kashyapha1994:
the Beats mod downloaded from PimpMyROM works with CM10. Haven't tried it with stock yet
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] tanmoy02:
use v6.1, perfectly working on my tipo with stock rom

just one issue, walkman app not working, use use another walkman app ported for tipo, everything working fine(sond enhancements, BEATS audio)
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] stranded.eu:
Does that boost up the volume levels on stock rom?
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] kulboyfz:
Did yu find any problems in the phone after installing, or is everything ok???
[General Topics] Dhamukanna:
Hi,

Today I flashed a custom rom called "Beautiful ICS|v4". I rebooted only to see my touch screen is not working... Used Krsh Kernel.. before I was using Smultronic V5.

What to do now...?

Tried relocking bootloader and flashing official ICS Rom (Xperia Mini (ST15i)_4.1.B.0.587), no luck.. Again unlocked bootloader, flashed Krsh kernel and restored my Smultronic V5 backup... still no luck..

I am worried.. Please help me.....:(

Thanks in Advance....

Dhamukanna
[General Topics] SXUsr:
Go to the Mini section and read one of the numerous touch screen issue threads.
[Nexus 7 General] snorlackjack:
So I'm having the issue where the battery isn't charging. Left it to charge for a couple of hours. Came back, still no charge. Read on a different android forum that someone pop the back cover, pulled the plug and reconnected the battery.

Well as I did that, I noticed that one of the wires from the pin connector to the battery is broken off from the battery itself (see below)

Just got this as of today. So what do I do? Return it to amazon?
[Nexus 7 General] snorlackjack:
This is the picture if it didn't post previously.
[Nexus 7 General] mlawnikPL:
Send it back, thats the easiest way.
[Nexus 7 General] ClintvL:
Send it back (and don't say you removed the back).
[Nexus 7 General] snorlackjack:
Thanks guys. Already put it in for a return with amazon. Hopefully I get one that isn't broken.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FrostyF7:
Hey guys,

I noticed that when I go into expanded desktop mode on Pa beta8v2 there is a black bar at the bottom of the screen. It kinda cuts off at the middle of the icons and was wondering if there is a way to make the wallpaper go all the way down. Thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
its a issue with the launcher that you're using.

depending on what launcher it is (apex, nova, etc) update it to the latest

something that came with rom -> update your rom
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vitalero:
I have it also on Nova Luncher, on Go Luncher and on CM10 luncher also :/

all 3 are cutting the photo and showing the icons that way .
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FrostyF7:
Yea I just checked and it doesn't happen with the default launcher. That's a disappointment..... Hope they patch that up.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Nxxx:
[YouTube]4e-ZccnpN6g[/YouTube]

$8.95- Poetic Hardback

Design

The Poetic Harback is a poorly designed case. While it does offer a folio feature, the oddly manufactured case clearly lacks in simple everyday situations. As shown in the video review, the camera and speaker slots are flip flopped, resulting in the user switching the side the case is inserted. The folio feature is definitely a plus; however, the rest of the features are certainly lacking.

Protection

The Poetic Hardback definitely doesn't give protection like a rugged case, but it does look like there could be issues with the phone falling out due to the claws holding the phone being quite small. The top cover is adequately padded giving the case some extra protection.

Final Verdict

Overall, the Poetic Hardback doesn't deliver in the two major criteria. Because the case is poorly made and there are so many design errors, the Poetic Hardback receives a final grade of 2/5 stars.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
Porting AOSP ROMs

================================ START ================================​

What you need

7zip

Notepad++ (If on Windows)

An AOSP ROM you want to port

An AOSP ROM from your carrier/device

Make sure the ROM you want to port and the ROM you are using as a base are the same Android version (e.g. 4.1.1)​

I will do the AOSP porting section with an example. Say I want to port Paranoid Android:

Download Paranoid Android (Android 4.2)

Download CM10.1 (Android 4.2)

Unzip both ROMs

In the CM 10.1 folder delete the following folders/files:

/system/framework

/system/app

/system/lib/libandroid_runtime.so

/system/media (optional)

/system/fonts (optional)

Add the following folders from the PA ROM into the CM10.1 ROM:

/system/framework

/system/app

/system/lib/libandroid_runtime.so

/system/media (only if you deleted from CM10.1)

/system/fonts (only if you deleted from CM10.1)

Only do the following if you are porting from GSM to CDMA or CDMA to GSM (i.e. Porting an AT&T ROM to Verizon)

Navigate to system/framework/ in both ROMs

Open framework-res.apk from both ROMs in 7zip

In framework-res.apk in both ROMs navigate to /res/xml/

Delete eri.xml

Replace the deleted eri.xml with the one from your base ROM

Save and close framework-res.apk

Re-zip and flash in recovery

================================ END ================================​

If the ROM does not boot up, try a different ROM. For example, if you tried to port Paranoid Android 4.2 from AT&T and it didn't work. Try Paranoid Android from T-Mobile or the Galaxy Nexus, etc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
Wicked Sensation: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390248398092763137

This ROM is completely based on Sprint's OTA. It will work with KindaCrapMods due to the framework being about 95% similar to the Verizon version. However, the 5% difference may induce abnormal behavior such as irregular lockscreen clock readings. Also, the ROM does not include any tweaks outside of what is present in the original release.

I

WILL NOT

be maintaining this ROM so if you want to see updates, start a thread for it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] epicroot:
Great writeup pure. Truly an asset to this community
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
Hopefully we will see more ROMs in the future.

Wicked Sensation is uploaded.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] epicroot:
Did you happen to do a test flash? Or just edit, zip and go
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
Flashed it. Booted up. I did a reboot just to test, and then reverted to my ROM to continue development lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] epicroot:


Cool deal

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Tryd flashing.. It failed immediately.. Gonna try redownloading
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rossida:
i just tried this hoping that it would work with this PA rom from AT&T. sadly this didnt work for me. it says update aborted when i try to install it. i was coming from PA 2.52 but it has some BT issues and occasional loose of signal for me so ifigured this would work. Maybe someone would like to try this and get it to work? :angel:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Menardo:
Which mirror did you use?!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
It's better to build AOSP from source if you can. In any case I'll update my reserved post with a how-to for AOSP ROMs (may or may not work for you).

EDIT: AOSP guide is up
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Menardo:
Pure did you use twrp to flash?!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
Yes. I always use TWRP. If you're trying to flash the Wicked Sensation ROM - it takes a long time to boot up.

EDIT: I just saw your post. If the ROM keeps failing I may have had a bad upload. Let me know and then I can correct it orrrrr you can try your hand at porting :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rossida:
SO just to clear things up... if i download this and CM10.1 for verizon i just do the guide above and this should work even tho its not the same phone? The PA is coming from Google Nexus and trying to port to VZ GS3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Menardo:
I just tried TWRP like 3 days ago... Have to say I'm digging it... Yea I tried to flash from the main server... Just downloaded from a mirror... About to give it another go will let you know...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
Yes, that's correct. However, if it does not work try porting PA from another device like one of the other US S3s.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rossida:
but the PA from other US devices are not running 4.2.1 which CM10.1 is. All PAs are running 4.1.x on US GS3. So would it not be possible to port them since they are two different JB versions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TokedUp:
Can this help us bring Premium Suite over to us? Want it bad
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
You don't have to port PA from the US S3s. You can port 4.2 PA from the GNex forums if you want.

Unfortunately not. Porting that is much more complicated than what's described in this thread. I pretty much already ported multi-window and the ink effect so doing the rest doesn't seem too far fetched.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Menardo:
Thinking it's a bad upload... Same immediate failed message...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Slimegod:
When I decompile it what is it under the framework-res.apk?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Negativezeroxxxx:
My port ROM doesn't have a framework2 in the framework, do I just copy the framework2 from the base over to it anyway?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Negativezeroxxxx:
self bump :confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TheLastSidekick:
[MENTION=3057569]Hero[/MENTION] this guide is wonderful, thank you.

I would like some help however, I'm stuck at the part after decompiling the classes.dex file. I get all of the folders and smail code like I should, but the part of your guide says search ALL smail files for the "Verizon" (the ROM I'm porting is a Verizon based ROM and I'm porting it to T-Mobile based GSM) when I search the decompiled classes.dex folders in Notepad++ I see no Verizon strings, what am I doing wrong? Thank you in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HampTheToker:
I have this exact same issue as well except I'm trying to port a T-Mobile ROM to Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] moparfreak426:
thanks for this thread! i can finally refer people to here for more info on this instead of telling them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nitsuajd:
Hi Hero just a little question

I've read the method posted in second message and I've a question.

Do you think this method will work to port AOSP roms in every device and every carrier?, I ask you this because I want to port some roms from verizon lg g2 to international model

Thanks in advance
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jukiewalsh:
is this possible with kitkat roms? i tried it but cant get it to go
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thisnamestoolong:
Hey I realized I'm super late to this party, and my situation doesn't exactly match this one, but I was wondering if anyone here could be of help -- I am trying to port a Verizon ROM to my T-Mobile phone. I am running the GS4, not the GS3, but I still had to do most of the things listed in this thread. After doing all that, the phone booted correctly, and correcting the APN settings, I got mobile data (LTE even!), SMS send and receive, bluetooth, wifi, GPS, and outgoing phone calls. The only thing broken is that nobody can call me -- it rings through to voicemail, and I can get the voicemail, but my phone never rings. Does anyone here have any ideas for where I can look or what I might have missed to create this situation?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mubeen_94:
hey, I'm trying to port Samsung galaxy s4 shv-e330s (SK telecom)'s stock 4.4.2 ROM to Samsung galaxy s4 i9506 (Vodafone aus gsm).........basically the

same devices but they may have different modems, ril, acdbs and kernel...........could you please guide me?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] darkharbinger81:
On here's my issue I can get the,port to boot and everything but I cannot get WiFi to turn on for the life of,me I'm trying to port a at&t stock kk to my s3 on kk as well any ideas how to,fix WiFi?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kxhan15:
Will this work porting from a GSM rom to cdma?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Yes, it mostly involves switching the GSM and CDMA RILblobs and some build prop edits I believe(never did it myself but some of the guys I know do it with their S3). There may be some things in addition to what is in these instructions in this thread, I'm sure if you look around and ask in all the S3 forums for all the variants you'll piece together the process fairly easily if you're willing to take the time and be patient enough to dig through he threads and wait for replies to any questions you might post in various threads.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
:( I don't want to re-upload. It takes too much time and bandwidth...

Can one of you guys port it? The instructions are right here :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tonu42:
Won't doing this with tw or aosp from tmobile and att ruin the device because of RIL?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Menardo:
It's all good... Im pooped out tonight but I'm going to try my luck with this tomorrow... Thanks for the write up and hard work!!! ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
It shouldn't, but if you experience no signal, data, etc - open framework-res.apk from the ROM you want to port (eg. Paranoid Android) in 7zip and locate eri.xml and delete it. Then open framework-res.apk from the base ROM (eg. CM10.1) and take eri.xml from that ROM and put it in the framework-res.apk of the ROM you want to port.

Back when I used to port Paranoid Android this was what I did to solve the RIL issues (I ported from AT&T)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rossida:
i got excited for a little after taking the nexus PA and trying to combine it with the CM10.1. successfuly patched it and the gapps. went into boot logo and got stuck there... Pure maybe u can help me out since u know more about porting. the developers for PA on VZ GS3 is MIA. ive tried many roms but my absolute favorite is PA with all the UI changes that can be done. I dont like the huge apps and this rom makes it so much better. But the 2.52 rom for VZ gives me some problems with BT and signal. I just want to fix it. someone help? :angel:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SoCalSpecialist:
as awesome and informative this thread is...

this **** is way outta my league..im trying to port over the "DarthStalker" rom and its frusting as hell..

ill just wait for you PM to bring us the extra goodies.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jlangleyrn:
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. I have enjoyed playing around getting features from the note 2 working on my phone but kept getting stuck with porting a whole rom. The tips you have shared are a wonderful help and I appreciate you and your hard work.