yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] msedek:
Before ICS (gb and older) , Android used recursive deletion.. (no mmc_cap_erase procedures in the kernel).. Samsung didn't know about it because the chip was designed under another required process and there's no way to know this kind of things until you produce something in big scales.. As you said you could spend months wiping everyday on stock ICS and never get brick, but after 6 months of doing it the next day you brick...

Entropy went to samsung and he tried several times to brick a note in front of samsung engineers with no luck.. But the bug its there from the first ICS firmware to the very last and considering we are still officially on ICS, i dont think it's a "retro" information...

Exynos source has nothing to do with the emmc chip and what kind of delete/formating methods will damage it.. Heck even deleting big files (over 500 mb) could trigger the bug.

Once again you are talking nonsense

Tapatalking on my n7000
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] M3TALLICA:
Other people reading this thread > do not use temp CWM to flash / backup - restore anything. Always use a safe kernel.

Blimey when will these people stop posting crap how lucky they were.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ThaiDai:
Looking at the history of members here with bricked devices because of the faulty eMMC chip these postings here are only irresponsible. I hope posting like this - like other with these kind of statements before - will be stopped soon.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] shoey63:
@Arobase40. You say CWM.zip is safe but the time you said you wiped on it Samsung replaced MOBO. Yes I know you couldn't flash with PC Odin before that, but that could have been mild file system corruption. Easily fixed by formatting partitions on a safe CUSTOM kernel. That final wipe with CWM.zip is what killed your device. You also mention that flashing ROMs with temp CWM eg. RR didn't brick your note. Thats because devs removed format commands from their updater scripts. Most now use harmless delete-recursive.

Does your fixed note have VYLOOM emmc? Samsung may have used an updated emmc which is not prone to brickbug , which would explain why you can't brick your device anymore.

Wiping on stock ICS kernel with a dangerous CWM.zip (5.8.1.5) on VYLOOM emmc will super brick Note1 instantly.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] qazibasit:
Do u even know what emmc is????? Its not just a line of code. Its an interface to manage all the memory components which is embedded on a same silicon board...

Why was it designed??? It was designed so that the memory management the flash memory, NAND and the RAM would be standardized and didnt need to be coded seperately.

Now what actually in this senario the brick bug is doing, its basically deleting the partition flash memory with curropting the start and end register. Thus deleting all the system and bios information from the device.

Samsung hasted to put this emmc interface without proper testing their hardware with its procedure calls. So the actual mistake that happened was from the vendors side. The system sources definitely will lead to the flaw.

Same procedure call has been used on other phones. But ni such case was reported.

I dont think u even know anything about emmc and yet ur starting a thread....

My blood boils when idiots repost isuues that are already there not even knowing what they are talking.

First read the basic then discuss further.

www.datalight.com/solutions/technologies/emmc/what-is-emmc
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] qazibasit:
U are too right? Its becoming more closed and less welcoming like it was before. But i still appreciate the good work done by so many people without getting any benifits.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] msedek:
Dude you are talking nonsense.. And insulting others won't get you far in the life.. You "keyboard warrior".. Reported

Tapatalking on my n7000
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] qazibasit:
Whatever...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] M3TALLICA:
May be he's on Samsung pay-role.

He neither knows about the eMMC brick bug nor what 'screen on time' and 'time on battery' is.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rraaka:
i was always under the impression that scientific facts could be reproduced again and again under the same set of variables they are dependent on.

even the weather forecasts are more dependable
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] msedek:
In this case you can.. You can buy 100 N7000, then you can upgrade them all to ICS and then put the CWM.zip into the memory.. After that reboot to recovery on the 100 devices and flash the temp cwm.zip and reboot to cwm..

Once in cwm wipe data... Bye bye bug triggered.. Lol

Edit : oh you need to use the emmc checker from play store and see if you got the insane chip on the 100 devices .. VYL00M 0x19.. Because this procedure won't affect the fixed versions of the chip..

Tapatalking on my n7000
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] shoey63:
+1

In fact, I believe only one device is necessary. Eg. Me, Hg42 and many others only did it ONCE before bricking. Even the dude who says CWM.zip is "safe" has only admitted to doing it 1 time, just before he sent it to Samsung for MOBO replacement. (He doesn't DARE do a Nandroid restore with it);)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rraaka:
OK assuming thats the ultimate test then please refer shoey's lil moment of euphoria - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=34652129&postcount=1264

so it is conclusive... .JB kernels are safe ......say yes !!

but i actually meant using pure stock rom and recovery etc

please read about Formhaults lil onslaught when he found an opportunity to --- :D

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=36325364&postcount=890

my hands are itching to do this do :p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] shoey63:
Which CWM.zip are you using? Can you post it here? I would like to check it out if you don't mind. :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ThaiDai:
This is getting crazy here. After the warnings like this the number of people bricking their devices with the temp CWM had been reduced to something near zero.

And now you are asking to post this zip here (I know your tests an remarks in PhilZ kernel thread about it).

Maybe all of you - in the interest of not so "experienced" members - should follow the last advice in the warning thread:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] shoey63:
I was just going to run a strings search on it to see if "wipe via secure discard.." was suppressed or not and warn accordingly.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] praetorius:
It's a known case for s3 and samsung will replace the motherboard if it hits your device
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bookworth:
what is really crazy is that people with little or almost no technical education AND practice will work out funny theories of how things work and forcing these theories on people who actually do know how things work.

i remember when the emmc problem arose - all the famous "developers" (what is developer? - anyone can make changes on the already available code, this is more like designer, not developer) claimed that the problem was purely in Samsung and that millions of devices around the world will be bricked soon. then they claimed that their "development" could not be the source of the problem and after that they claimed that rooting has nothing to do with that.

of course, I admit, Samsung had not expected the the functions of ICS to work as they would, perhaps - but on the other hand - full stock devices did not brick more often than they used to brick before.

yes, I know, this forum is full of arrogant people that think that after Jesus came they are the next greatest wonder on Earth. and i know that for these people there is no way they can handle the truth - the truth is that they are average people with average skills, modifying the work of others and claiming it to be theirs. and besides that, these people don't even know what they are doing. they think they do, but the real life shows that they do not.

said all that, i admit, it is refreshing that there are people like Arobase who are not willing to surrender to the pressure of average Jack and will not take any written crap as truth.

and yes, I have read all the literature about the emmc brick and guess what, you should read it too, from the beginning, with thought. trying for the once in your life to understand.

and if my post is angry, it is only because your general stupidity combined with stupid arrogance makes anyone with real skills angry.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] shoey63:
Nice rant! So, after all your reading, how do YOU explain the "superbrick" phenomenon?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ThaiDai:
With your first post in XDA you achieved already Troll state. Congrats
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bookworth:
quirtys John

Shaming language is reserved for true betas. Congrats for showing your true nature.

The difference between you and me. For you, this forum is your life. For me, I have consumed it so far without any registration. And know what: I will do so even after you have banned me.

The only reason for the previous post was: your (plural) incompetence and your (plural) ways of trying to hide that incompetence. Instead of looking any problem with a broad view you (plural) will only attack anyone with a different view than yours.

Have a happy life!

Yours truly,

to be banned.

---------- Post added at 05:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:01 PM ----------

Sometimes you will never know. And life just goes on without clear answers.

In this case, Samsung holds the key and will not disclose it.

Besides, any SSD can be superbricked quite easily.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] shoey63:
@ Chasmodo. Can you include a "barking Cerberus" as a wallpaper in your next CM

10.1 Asylum build? (B&W of course);)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] wish777:
Just read this little article that was released last week,kinda interesting..check it out..

original link--> http://news.drweb.com/show/?i=3191

New Trojan for Android can mount DDoS attacks

December 26, 2012

The Russian anti-virus vendor Doctor Web warns Internet users about a new malicious program for Android. TheAndroid.DDoS.1.origin can carry out DDoS-attacks on various internet resources and send short messages upon a corresponding command from criminals.

After installation, Android.DDoS.1.origin creates an application icon, similar to that of Google Play. If the user decides to use the fake icon to access Google Play, the original application will be launched, which significantly reduces the risk of any suspicion.

When launched, the Trojan tries to connect to a remote server and, if successful, it transmits the phone number of the compromised device to criminals and then waits for further SMS commands. Supported directives include attack a specified server and send SMS. If criminals want the Trojan to attack a server, a command message will contain the parameter [server:port]. Upon receipt of such a command Android.DDoS.1.origin starts to send data packets at the specified address. If the malicious program is required to send an SMS, the command message will contain the message text and the number to which it should be sent. Activities of the Trojan can lower performance of the infected handset and affect the well-being of its owner, as access to the Internet and SMS are chargeable services. Should the device send messages to premium numbers, malicious activities will cost the user even more.

It is not quite clear yet how the Trojan spreads but most probably criminals employ social engineering tricks and disguise the malware as a legitimate application from Google.

It is worth noting that the code of Android.DDoS.1.origin is heavily obfuscated. Given that the Trojan can carry out attacks on web sites and send various text messages to any number, including those of content providers, we can assume that the malware can also be used to conduct illegal activities for third parties (e.g, attack a competitor's site, promote products with SMS or subscribe users to chargeable services by sending SMS to short numbers).

Doctor Web's virus analysts continue to examine Android.DDoS.1.origin. Devices running Dr.Web products for Android are well protected from this Trojan.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Brad.S.:
Edit: Nvm, I was being a grammar Nazi.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] theraker007:
is there anyone here who thought a virus couldn't attack a phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] cdshepherd:
I didnt think it "couldn't" I just thought it was less common
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrevankyle:
Ya its kind of a similar thing to the whole "Macs cant get viruses thing" its not that its immune its just that no one bothered to make one. And it still seems like the traditional "antiviruses for android" still do nothing considering that it is more relying on the user to do something stupid rather than an exploit
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] NightHawkUndead:
I think if you have any common sense you will never have problems with viruses.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] cdshepherd:
I would have to agree with that:thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ruinkhan:
Ever heard of Anti Virus companies making their own virus (or a myth to scare people) to increase their product sales?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] wase4711:
there seems to be a lack of that now a days..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] roligov:
Does anyone actually run an antivirus on their phone? I just worried about it hampering my Note 2's performance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] slicingtaco:
AVAST seems to work great on both my GN2 and my PC
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ElpeePhablet:
Avast is on my Note 2 now, but I don't think it affects to my phone performance much.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] slicingtaco:
And it still does its job:D

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Milkman00:
I run A/V on my phone, because having corporate e-mail on my phone requires me to.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mr mystery:
I can tell you where this virus came from :rolleyes:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] 0bscuridad:
I actually think it is strange that you don't see this more often, android being now close to the Standard in Mobile OS there should be lots of viruses going around, the reason there are so many viruses for PC is because of how commonly this OS is used, android development is open source and that should enable a HUGE amount of virus being developed.

That being said, the operating system is based on Linux, and there are not many Linux viruses out there either.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Kmanblazzer:
Yes, I run avast. Don't know about performance decrease but it's just there in case.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] hysteresis:
Avast is a bit of a hog on older devices. I'd say it was a 5 - 10 percent performance decrease on my rooted / overclocked Desire HD. Any performance decrease is imperceptible on my stock Note II. I ran it then and run it now.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andraxo:
please guys i have an i9100p and i've surfed over xda and foudn this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1501719 some people say it worked on their i9100p but there is a thread in which chainfire introduces a custom kernel so i thought is it better to flash the CF root method on this method?couoldn't reallyfind my frimeware on chainfire's thread :/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pasanjay:
Flash siyah kernel V5.01
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drraptor:
Method 1 Instructions 2 simple http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Soo8:
How to make HDPI CM10 themes work on CM10 Tipo and Miro

When you try to change the theme does it give you this message?

If you want to change that you will need:

-Root explorer (you will need to access system folders)

-Root

-Phone

1. Open your file manager

2. Go to /system and look for a file named build.prop

3. Open the the file in a text editor

4. Now search for the line ro.sf.lcd_density=160

5. Change 150 to 160

It should look like this:

6. Save and exit

7. Reboot

8. Apply your selected theme (I would recommend to reboot)

9. Open up again build.prop

10. Change 150 back to 160

11. Save, exit and reboot.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] warsp1te:
huge thanks!

thanks a lot, solved my problem.

but i have a question: do you need to change that value back to the original or it can stay at 150?
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] BannaNN:
I'm using this rom: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2161111 and tried doing this with es explorer but i'm unable to save the file after editing.

can anyone help?
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] c4cyro:
Check in es settings that you uave enabled root acces and mount system folder option. Then you can edit and save.

Sent from my ST23i
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] BannaNN:
I knew how to do that in the older es explorer. Now that it has updated to 3.0 I don't know how to do that. I know how to delete system apps but I cant do the other things like this one and make apps system apps. Can you explain it to me?

thanks
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] c4cyro:
the new version of es has a little different setting for that, you should look carefully! to convert user apps into system apps you can use titanium backup app. it has this feature.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Soo8:
It can stay at 150 but it can break a few apps like play store.

Hardcore CyanogenMod lover. Miro user. Help via PM's.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Soo8:
Goto tools > root explorer>

>mount r/w

Change the two settings to rw

Hardcore CyanogenMod lover. Miro user. Help via PM's.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] enslaved_666:
work on tipo playstore also worked too thanks a loot
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] BannaNN:
:good: Many thanks.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Orochixxx:
Akuma Theme MDPI Creted by me :)

install Norma Apk
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zephychan:
finally the themes is uploaded... :D

great theme, awesome.. i like it... thanks for uploading... :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Ticklefish:
Awesome. :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] roxandn:
merhaba...

can u uplod font use this them bro?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Orochixxx:
merhaba

My Font add zip Sdcard Flash CWM

https://www.box.com/s/vox2vxtfm6qtaqf6g190
[HTC One S] cyber6:
​

Info

- This theme is a port from thecoby's theme (All thanks, donations and accolades should go solely to him) for 540x960 resolution

- Theme works with TWRP 2.4.4.0 and earlier.

- I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed.

- If you find any bugs let me know.

How to use:

1. Download ui.zip

2. On SD card open TWRP folder and create folder theme

3. Copy ui.zip in theme folder

4. Restart phone in TWRP and enjoy!

CHANGELOG:

- Added clicked effect to all buttons (Thanks to Dees_Troy for highlightresource attribute)

- Added File Selector clicked effect

- Added 24h setting in Settings

- Added Android Secure to Wipe menu

- Added ADB Sideload to Advanced menu

- Added Screen Menu (brightness and screen timeout settings)

- Added USB picture to Unmount USB menu and removed some text

- Added About Theme page

- Redesigned Time page little bit

- Redesigned Backup Page

- Redesigned Restore page

- Redesigned Terminal Command console input

- Redesigned Mount Menu little bit

- Changed order of Home, Back and Console buttons

- Changed size of File Selector to look better

- Changed File Selector color from white to black (on Dark Theme, because of our eyes)

- Changed checkbox text on Mount page to be more logical

- Changed Confirm Action screen

- Changed text color of main buttons

- Bigger lines of File Selector touch fields

- Simulating Actions moved to better position

- Removed Current Time Zone from Settings > Time Zone

- Reload Theme moved from Advanced Menu to Restart Menu

- Power Off button moved to bottom of Restart Menu

- Size of all buttons are set and positioned correctly

- Moved folder icon little bit to right

- Bigger font on main buttons

- Bigger Select and Sort buttons

- Mount System now works correctly

- Many more small changes!
[HTC One S] Darknites:
Em font is all messed up makes it look really bad to me but other then it looks good and is the first one I seen that changed the swipe bit.
[HTC One S] b0uNz:
Best theme for the TWRP Recovery, thanks for porting :good:
[HTC One S] rootrider:
Love that theme. Will you customize it for 2.4.0.0?

(Check HTC Dumlock...)
[HTC One S] rootrider:
Nobody?

So I did it myself. Download TWRP Holo Theme Dark for v2.4.1.0 and enjoy.

Feel free to report any errors.
[HTC One S] kapilrtn:
Htc One S ville C2

Thnks for your hard work

Tested 100% working Fine In TWRP v2.4.1.0 :good:
[HTC One S] Paradoxxx:
Awesome, thanks.
[HTC One S] rootrider:
... hmm, seems I'm getting used to fix it.

So download and enjoy HoloDark or HoloLight for TWRP v2.4.1.1 and please don't forget, bug reports are always welcome. :D

PS: HoloLight might be beautiful on any screens but amoled, sorry...

changelog:

- merged UI stuff into latest code base

- changed some code so some pages better fit to screen
[HTC One S] noble8:
Re: [THEME] TWRP Holo Theme - Light / Dark [13.01.2013]

Lovely theme. Thanks for this.
[HTC One S] iammuze:
love the dark theme thank you.

how difficult would it be to get this to work on a nexus 7? I tried it for giggles but it the images are obviously a static size.
[HTC One S] rootrider:
Mainly all coordinates for the buttons and the text have to be adapted to the screen size of the nexus. The pics need to be resized as well.

Could you post a picture here of how stock TWRP looks like on the tablet, or give me a link, so I get an idea of the layout? As you can't take screenshots you might photograph it, the main screen will be enough so far... ;)
[HTC One S] WhiTeRhiNo:
awesome thnx
[HTC One S] iammuze:
Thanks for responding! I used the one found here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=35154952

And ended up with this: http://www.imgur.com/9udxwuP.jpeg

Pretty close!
[HTC One S] xQrzy:
Beautiful :)

Thanks!
[HTC One S] rootrider:
Thank you. So it's adapted to fit the screen size of that device. This will take some time, but why not give it a try?

But I need your help. The first thing I need is stock ui.xml and a few more files from TWRP for your device. Please do the following steps:

- reboot into recovery (TWRP)

- enter these lines one by one

adb pull /res/ui.xml

adb pull /res/images

adb pull /res/fonts
​

- you'll find the pulled files in your folder, from where you started adb. Usually it is sdk/platform-tools/

- zip them into a single zip file and attach them in your answer so I can download them

That's all so far! Thank you.
[HTC One S] iammuze:
Sorry for the delay, but here it is. I've been trying to do it myself but I haven't had luck so far, I thought I could get away with just changing the res in the xml file, but that didn't seem to work.

Thanks for the help!

EDIT: attached "ui.zip" is my progress so far, it's better but not perfect, may help a little.
[HTC One S] rootrider:
I'll have a closer look tomorrow! :good: