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[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dolar4ik:
Symlink

symlink in human words is just a folder redirect.

For example, you have symlink that links folder "/storage/mydata/" to folder "/sdcard/mynewdata/"

When some application, system or user will try to get data from folder "/storage/mydata/", the data data from "/sdcard/mynewdata/" will be shown but folder path will be not changed.

You should not link root folders such as "/sdcard/", "/" ... coz it may prevent problems.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Look here :D

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=36186672&postcount=6
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
Relock your bootloader and download the JB RUU (starts with 3.15, dated 12-30-2012). Put it on your external SD card and rename the file PJ75IMG.zip. Reboot to the bootloader and you should be prompted to run the update.

http://htcruu.com/?dir=Jewel

Sent using my HTC EVO LTE and a magic wand
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ricmann1:
WORKED!!! Thanks!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] logan00:
When I try this, it gets stuck on Checking[PJ75IMG.zip]

to be clear, you meant the 0kb file correct?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
Try the file dated 12-22.

Sent using my HTC EVO LTE and a magic wand
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anitgandhi:
I just got a P5113, and it came with 4.1.1. I rooted it, and it now has CWM touch 6.0.2.3. I'm just wondering if there is a stock based ROM for the p5113, but one that is "cleaner" aka deodexed, zipaligned, pre-rooted, potentially debloated. thank you
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spenser101:
Is it the US Wi-Fi only model?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anitgandhi:
yes that's what the p5113 is as far as i know (still new to the galaxy tab 2 forums, correct me if i'm wrong)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beowulf_pt:
For the i9100 there is a topic on which apps are safe to remove. Is there any updated list for the Note II?

I assume many apps should be identical (Social HUB, etc) but there might be some specifics due to SPen usage and others.

In my i9100 I just froze those apps with Titanium Backup to save some memory. Might try to do the same with the Note2.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B3311:
Search - takes no time.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gazcobain:
Alright folks, first-time poster here.

Got a P5110 for my birthday. Rooted it and installed Cyanogen Mod 10, so I'm now running 4.2.1. However I've just realised that there is an HDMI adaptor available for the tablet, but it doesn't work on any CM ROMs.

On the developer forum there is a thread containing a link to the stock 4.0.4 ROM the tablet came with. Could someone tell me that if I flash my tablet with this 4.0.4 ROM it will remain rooted and the HDMI adaptor would then work?

Cheers for any help :)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prince147:
It wont remain rooted , but you can root it again!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gazcobain:
Ah right, so if I restore to stock 4.0.4 does that mean I've "unrooted" it, and it will be the same as it was when it came out of Tesco? :)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KingMotion:
The same, sans a warranty. You'll have re-installed the stock rom and removed access to root.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pstk:
GT-P5110 and GT-P5100 do not support HDMI output. However, US version GT-P5113 supports*.

So, is it possible to install GT-P5113 stock firmware to GT-5110 and GT-P5100? Has anyone tried? If yes, will it enable HDMI output support or is this hardware specific issue?

* I am new forum user so I cannot link reference to this, but googling "GT-P5113 When Using The HDMI Adapter I Dont See A Picture" will find GT-P5113 HDMI output troubleshooting article from Samsung's website.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] chelce:
Hi, please excuse me if this question seems redundant, but I've tried all of the solutions found elsewhere and nothing seems to work.

I'm on a rooted Verizon Galaxy S3 running CM10.0 and I can not get UMS mode to work for the life of me. I have a 64gb card formatted FAT32, but I've also tried with a 32gb card, and neither will work. Both cards work with an SD card reader.

When I click UMS mode and plug in, nothing happens either on my phone or on my computer. The USB debugging icon doesn't even pop up (and yes, Debugging is checked).

Previously I was running Synergy r77 (ICS-based build) and using SGS3 Easy UMS, which was working, but then this wouldn't work once I upgraded to 125 (JB-based), hence the switch to CM to try and get UMS back.

I tried the UMS code in Terminal Emulator. I tried the USB Switcher app. I tried SGS3 Easy UMS. I tried switching in Settings > Storage > USB. I tried deleting all data, wiping the cache and the dalvik, and reinstalling the ROM, all to no avail.

I can connect in MTP.

Anyone got any ideas? I'm willing to try just about anything.

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Realhamfoshea:
I feel your pain. Unfortunately I do not believe there is a way around this at this time. After trying for days, I decided to use AirDroid instead, it's not a fix by any means, but it does allow you to access and transfer content to your device very easily and it's free in Play Store. Wish I could have been of more help!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] chelce:
Thanks for the suggestion. I've been using AirDroid for transferring to internal storage, but I need to be able to use USB Mass Storage with Songbird on my Mac.

A few months ago I reformatted the internal SD card with CWM (under Mounts and Storage) to get rid of a battery drain problem. I don't know that I've tried putting the phone into UMS since then. Is it possible that maybe this caused my issue?

If so how do I properly reformat the internal SD to get things working how they should be? I'm running CWM and have all of my ROM zips, along with nandroid and Titanium Backups on my external SD that I can access if need be. I just don't want to start formatting /system, /sdcard, etc and find myself bricked without CWM.

Thanks again for any help!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] chelce:
Update: Formatted /system in CWM, data wiped, cleaned cache and dalvik and then reflashed CM10 using a nightly that was more recent than the stable release. Both mass storage and MTP seem to be working now. I think it was a bug in the version that I had flashed, or maybe something in /system got messed up from me not cleaning it in between switching ROMs. Either way, problem solved!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] G111444:
I just finished completely wiping (including /data) on my galaxy nexus and am trying to restore to some kind of working order. I was using Galaxy Nexus Toolkit and Nexus Root Toolkit but can't get an OS back onto the phone. Both require me to enable debugging but I can't find any instructions for doing that without going into the OS to do it.

Right now, I can get into the bootloader and I have TWRP on the phone. Can someone help me get an OS on here? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
This is why toolkits are bad. People never take the time to learn how to properly adb/fastboot because there's a tool to do all the work for them.

Follow any of the several stickies at the top of this section to get your phone working again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Flash a stock ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1626895

Android 101: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1812959

Both are stickies.

Toolkits?: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1469909
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bodh:
First off, efrant taught me most of what i know about my nexus. But i wonder if either of you have really helped here? Adb does require debugging to be on, correct? So how would one push a rom to /data without it?

Nvm, i guess the answer is connect to pc, fastboot flash the images in bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Don't forget that when you are booted in a custom recovery, USB Debugging is enabled by default, so you can use ADB commands.

The USB Debugging setting in Android that you are referring to, is only if you want to use ADB while your ROM is booted. In most cases, just booting your custom recovery and using ADB that way will suffice.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crapixm:
Is it possible to use an app like Tasker to switch between 3 or 4 apps using a swipe, snap of the fingers, proximity sensor, or redefined home button? It would need to simply flip through the 3 or 4 selected apps.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshnichols189:
Not possible as of now.. You can use GMD Gesture Control to swipe between apps.
[HTC Rezound] mojimmy:
I think I may have flashed one to many times..The latest made me lose root on my s-off/ un-locked rezound. I did somehow regain root however I now cannot get my internal or external storage to show up with usb hook up, they do show up on root explorer though, I also lost TWRP and CWM will not back up anything because it cannot find the back up path. I was able to flash a Rom so my phone is operational in every other way. How do I fix...any clues will be appreciated and I thank all of the Dev's for sticking with the Rezound for so long...
[HTC Rezound] zourn:
If I were you, I would try:

1. Wiping data, system, cache, dalvik

2. Flash a new rom

3. Check

If that doesn't help:

1. Run latest OTA RUU

2. Flash recovery

3. Flash new rom

4. Check
[HTC Rezound] mojimmy:
no work

I can't flash anything because it won't read my sd card..
[HTC Rezound] bik2101:
is your sd card working properly? (i.e. can your computer or some other device read it?)
[HTC Rezound] mojimmy:
Yes, it reads on everything else, even root manager reads it..
[HTC Rezound] zourn:
Do you have a card reader that you could use to transfer the files from your computer to your sd card? Perhaps even a different device such as a digital camera that you could use to mount the sd card on the computer?
[HTC Rezound] Phaded:
Put a RUU file on the SD card, boot into bootloader, does the bootloader see it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brunobliss:
Hi, i have an unlocked Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.1.1 that has not received the android 4.2 OTA update. This is because my system is yakjuxw.

So i found a site explaining on how to switch to yakju or takju without loosing any data, apps etc:

http://andwise.net/?p=569

My questions are:

. Has anyone tried this?

. What are the cons?

. Does it void my phone's warranty?

Sorry if this has been asked or is posted somewhere else but i just cant seem to find it.

cheers!

Bruno
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
It's completely fine. In fact there is a thread specifically about the process that's been around for months.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brunobliss:
Cool! Can u point me to it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
You have the same search function as I do.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brunobliss:
Clearly you have not read my last paragraph.

But thank you for letting me there is a search feature, technology these days... Next thing u know there will be a global search engine for the whole Internet
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
clearly you didnt even bother to read the stickies. any of them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brunobliss:
AS a matter of fact i did, and found ways to flash a rom wiping all data from my phone, which is precisely what i don't want.

Now, i would thank those who actually came forward to answers to my questions instead of arguments that lead nowhere.

Thank you in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djodjoni:
The process in the first link is fine and works.

However to point out a few important things:

1) If your bootloader is locked you have to unlock it with: "fastboot unlock oem" and continuing with the instructions on the phone which will eventually delete all your data. (if you have flshed a ROM before you know that)

2) do install CWM recovery ( you can find instructions to do that everywhere and also on the same page you found for the 4.2) and do a Nandroid backup. This way you can go back to your original system anytime you want (I do this all the time)

3) keep also other backups of apps and contacts I find google cloud pretty handy for that.

4) The instructions mentioned on this site works but it might happen that some app or library or database is not happy with the update so the device will go in a boot loop. In this case delete dalvik-cache (it might help), but if it doesn't help you will need to delete the data or the part that causes the issue for this you might look into the logcat.

PS: Zepius, Pandas are not so cute actually ... so what's the best ROM / Kernel (stock it isn't:)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brunobliss:
Thank you!

I have flashed many roms in my old phone using CMW. Surely i don't want to debrand my new phone, so unless the bootloader is unlocked, i guess i'll be looking forward for the yakjuxw updates.

Thank you once more!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] negrobembon:
I used to think the same way as you and i also had the same yakjuxw but the updates come too late for those versions so i decided to go yakju and i have no problems now

My advice is that you do it, if you read carefully it becomes dead easy and its worth it
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djodjoni:
As written(linked) in the article this is just the software fingerprint I can assure you will not have issues as the main software is the same. The only thing changed is who is providing the updates. Imagine windows you get with dell and hp PC they both have their logos (yakju/xw) but the windows is the same s*itty windows :)

I used tohave yakjuxw, changed to yakju, takju back to xw.. not im on yakju. This is my job indeed to test apps on diff android versions and i flash time quite often every day and i can assure you all works fine :)

Anyway if you need a ROM that tells you it is xw let me know Ill upload one for you :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brunobliss:
Just to let future googlers know that the solution to convert yakjuxw to yakju as seen on this site:

http://andwise.net/?p=569

has soft bricked my phone! I was able to flash a new ROM using Gnex toolkit but (of course) i did lose all my data!

BTW, with android 4.2.2 i'm noticing that wireless turns off after i lock the phone, is there a way round this or is it a new bug ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pallavgedam:
4.2.1 Update

I've got a Galaxy Nexus with the yakjuxw build. Previously my phone's Android version was 4.1.1. Just this morning I got the 4.2.1 update! Fire away on the Check Now buttons guys. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mach3.2:
Look around the WiFi settings, and the answer to the question in the OP is in this section's sticky, clearly you did not look hard enough, it's also in my signature if you want to take a look.(Jubakuba's Guide)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sawllani:
4.2.1 Update

Hi

I am using a yakjuxw variant of Galaxy Nexus I9250. Today I got an official update and now I am running 4.2.1.

The update was about 95 MB....so now this confirms people are getting update for yakjuxw variant.

thanks

Amarr
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WetLlama:
Hello everyone,

I've recently gotten a Samsung Galaxy™ Stratosphere™ II (Verizon), and can't find anything on rooting this sucker. The pertinent specs (as far as I can tell) are as follows:

Android: 4.0.4

OS Version: 3.0.8-1157001

Dalvik Version: 1.6.0

CPU: Snapdragon S4 (ARMv7 r4)

Hardware: Samsung Aegis2 r4

Anyone have any advice? I'd love to be able to root then make a CWM recovery for this thing, and any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WetLlama:
Holy mother of humanity, these threads get buried QUICKLY!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fltbosn:
I have the same phone and have looked everyone trying to find a way to root it
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WetLlama:
I mean, I know it's a relatively new phone and all, but surely someone with some development knowledge has one by now...

... I'd try to figure it out, but I think it might be a little over my head. :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WetLlama:
Okay, the problem with the available rooting procedures is that they all try to install things to /data/, which is inaccessible (not even read-only); I've been looking and trying to ask around, but can't find any alternative procedures.

How hard is it to root a phone from scratch? Is it possible to use exploit bases from other phones that use the same SoC and Android version? Any devs able to chime in?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WetLlama:
What is it about this Verizon implementation of 4.0.4 that doesn't allow access to /data/, which is what every standard root procedure uses? Do any other Verizon phones use 4.0.4 that don'e have access to the /data/ folder?

(I really, REALLY hate to keep bumping my own thread)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShaneRitz:
I got this phone too. A root method would be great so I can remove the bloatware.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] me7ro:
I am from Bulgaria and I have bought this phone too and we still can not make it working even with Verizon Wireless SIM card.

The problem probably (not sure) is that it was never turned on or registered so in Bulgarian when I put Verizon Wireless SIM card it can't recognize its home network of Verizon to start the setup.

It seems that it need Verizon network to make first registration and activation of device or I am missing something? The only thing that pop up is Wizard of Verizon that want to set up my phone and account and I can't do it because no Verizon Network connectivity...

Any suggestions?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheHierophant:
Trying and failing

I have been working through many of the methods, unfortunately with no success. The root exploits don't work (including debugfs which would work on nearly anything) as the file system is locked down HARD even in recovery mode. Even ODIN 3.07 flashing recoveries (CWM touch 6.01) fails check after NANDWRITE step (Same trying to flash an unlocked boot for the MSM8960 (SIII)). I have built the kernel from source successfully but with no way to get the initramfs built there's no way to flash the product. Damn VZW!!! Need some suggestions for moving forward, I'm about stumped.

So I feel your pain friend, I'm sure others are too. Short of an emulator to suck the code off the chip, (which I'm not above doing *if* I had the hardware :) and twiddling bits in the binary I don't know how we're going to get this thing unlocked yet.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WetLlama:
You're a much braver man than I, I'll tell you that much.

I've been considering attempting to flash a T-mobile Samsung Relay 4G recovery since the phones are almost identical (with the exception of the radios, of course), but I'm afraid of totally borking it because I have no backup. If you're up for it and haven't tried that one yet, maybe editing some settings in the build.prop of the Relay's stock ROM would work (I don't know really; I'm a hardware guy, not a developer... :rolleyes:)?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2117436

There's all of the stuff for it so far, and if you do decide to give it a shot, let me know and I'll try to provide whatever help I can.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheHierophant:
Hidden Menu results

Okay, fell back and started looking at other approaches. So... following on Adam Outler's work on the SIII I snooped through the .apk's and found this little gem "HiddenMenu.apk" which I disassembled. Low and behold the following things popped out at me [which I put in activation strings]:

shell "am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://HIDDENMENUENABLE"
shell "am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://IOTHIDDENMENU"
shell "am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://UNLOCKKERNEL"

The first line brings up the Hidden menu screen: select the entry and select "enable"

The second line brings up the internal operation test menu which lets you look at all sorts of interesting and possibly dangerous goodies

The third line brings up the following message in a dialog box followed by another dialog asking for the unlock key code

I found the following part inside the constructor for SecureBootMenu:

.line 24
const-string v0, "oMEdqNRWh9CCSQb0JWI8FEbq//5jD61LPUAYB8V8ErpudvLLUXAFm+qPJZtPNeZo"

iput-object v0, p0, Lcom/android/hiddenmenu/SecureBootMenu;->SBOOT_KEY:Ljava/lang/String;

Well, I tried that key and got a message "HIDDENMENU stopped" and a boot into loader still gives the "QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE". So I'm not quite there yet, but there may be something close. I'll keep looking around. If anyone has suggestions or more wisdom LMK.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WetLlama:
Wow man, that's awesome; I'd mucked around with some of the dialer codes, but never got to that point. I wish I could help at all, but you've blown way past my usefulness at this point -- unless you want a tester. ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkRThatOneDude:
What about trying various decode methods on that key? It looks like it could be maybe base64.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Here's two ideas that may help you root:

1) Borrow a page from the kindle fire and instead of trying to access /data directly, get around it with a symlink http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/09/17/amazon-kindle-fire-hd-7-already-rooted-heres-how-to-do-it/

2) You said Odin wouldn't let you flash custom bootloaders. See if you can flash custom system images. Get a copy of the stock system image from Kies or samfirmware.com, mount it under Linux, add the superuser apk and su manually and fix permissions, and then repackage it as a .tar.md5 and try to flash it. Here's an (old) guide to do that http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1081239 I'm sure there's newer ones though.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheHierophant:
Thanks for the suggestions...

I'll give these a try, have been busy with other things, but have a couple evenings free to experiment. Thank you for the ideas.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] int19:
Did you get anywhere?

I dissassembled the HiddenMenu.apk and found the same code. When I entered it I got an error saying that the application stopped working.

I ran the string through base64 --decode, but it was full on non-printable characters. I'm wondering if it's encrypted.

I've also tried various methods that symlink data but keep getting permission denied errors. I haven't found a copy of a stock firmware to mess with.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidkeyboardfan12:
I also have a stratosphere two, and i'm more then happy to help out in anyway possible, even if it means sending my phones to one of you guys trusted hands.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
You guys suck. To get the stock firmware for your phone if it's not on sammobile or samfirmware you can trick Kies into downloading it and then intercept the file from your Windows temp folder while it's flashing to your phone (3-4 minute window)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2088809

Then you can transfer it to a linux box to convert it to a mountable file system to root it, before repackaging it as an odin tar. From there you should be able to flash it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidkeyboardfan12:
apparently the sch i415 does not support kies
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oostah:
i just checked for a software update on my wife's Stratosphere II SCH-i415 and there is one. I live in NC the update was under settings/about device/ software update. its form Verizon size 506.6 MB. is there a way to pull it before it installs? maybe a root method. I installed it. could not wait. well its jellybean went from 4.0.4 to 4.1.2 baseband 1415vrlj2 to i415vrbma3 kernel was 3.0.8-1157001 to 3.0.31-947060