yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] disi01:
Yes, I do have an external SD card, but as far as I know, to flash your phone via MobileOdin it needs root access, and I still haven't figured out how to grant my applications root access on this device without any PC connection... I haven't found any useable kernel/update yet that helps me with my problem and can be installed without the phone being rooted already... If you know one, I would be glad if you could tell me :)

I already tried to negotiate with my dad but he doesnt seem very cooperative. He didn't like the fact that my phone has an older firmware than his and that I haven't found a way to update it... (Somehow the firmware-update via WiFi doesn't work too, it tells me everytime that the phone failed to connect to the server)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
lol, okay, stop and read for a min.

You can root your device with that SD card.

Read this guy's method.

After you root it, you're up for some flashing.

But take it one step at the time.

If we get you to flash a nice looking ROM, your dad's gonna say something like this "hey, that's a nice looking OS you got there, how about I give you mine + 100 bucks" ;)

About the OTA (over the air) update, I recall reading something about it. I'ma see if I can find a thread about that.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squinty McGinty:
Also, you might like to try removing kies from your system (every last trace of it) and reinstalling the latest version. Then try connecting the phone again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
Dude. That method (Rachmat3's) only works for ICS. He's on GB.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Quantity rather than quality lol.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] disi01:
Yes, this method doesn't work on GB, I've tried this before with a huge load of different CWM-bootloaders from a lot of different sources and it always throws an "signature verification failed" or "failed to verify whole-file signature" error or both...

Isn't there any similar way to do this on GB? I've been an iPhone user for a few years now and didn't check the android hacking/modding community very often and because of this I'm not aware of any rooting methods that may have been available back then...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheATHEiST:
All you need to do is use the exynos exploit to gain root. You can do this via a simple apk.

Once you have root install Mobile Odin and flash Siyah kernel (.tar) to get custom kernel, cwm recovery etc.

Then you're off! Just reboot into recovery and wipe/flash away :good:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
ooops.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] disi01:
Unfortunately the ExynosAbuse-method isn't an option for me neither...

EDIT:

found this in the changelog of ExynosAbuse (added in v1.20):

- Gingerbread-related fixes - note that not all Gingerbread firmwares of affected devices are vulnerable (for example, I know several SGS2 GB firmwares are not exploitable)

I think that unfortunately I have one of those firmwares...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
What about changing the usb board.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] disi01:
If nothing else works this will be my last option in the end i guess, but I'd rather prefer a software-based solution because I assume it might be a bit cheaper :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Looks like your only option to me.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droiduzr2:
try this

open the phone dialer

enter *#7284#

then make sure your phone is set to usb mode

you can try switching it to modem or the other option then reboot phone

then enter code again and pick usb option

you might need to reboot again

I had a problem in the past where USB would not connect and when I did the above it worked.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] disi01:
You, Sir, are my personal hero from now on :D I couldn't really try by now if this solved the problem with the USB-connection, but somehow it solved the problem with the firmware-update per WiFi, and now I was able to update to the newest ICS-firmware available to my device. And hopefully I will be able to root it now with one of the signed kernels available for ICS-firmware :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droiduzr2:
What did you change?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Good one. :good:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droiduzr2:
Now if only someone could help me

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2105109
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] disi01:
I opened this menu as suggested and messed around a bit with the options and all of a sudden the update worked...

This may also be a coincidence, but the important thing is that i finally was able to update :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Crazy is good sometimes :p
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] alamgirqazi:
What's the best rom in terms of battery consumption and performance ?
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Crytech:
These threads are prohibited on XDA....
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] alamgirqazi:
I just need few people's suggestion, that's all.
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] 'Duster':
You can try out few ROM according to your needs and then decide which gives better battery backup ....

But for me Willy's kernel is best :)

Sent from Sending thing
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlasheI2:
The first Nexus 4 I received was a rev10 I got that shipped the third week after release. It has a perfect calibration with beautiful popping whites and dark blacks. Unfortunately, I had the issue where a portion of the screen would tint yellow (about the size of my thumbprint) after it heated up.

This annoyed me so I got an RMA phone and it turned out that the entire scree was an ugly yellow even without heat. This was shipped to me from jan 1-7 I forget the actual date but it was recent. It also had a sluggish vibration issue that annoyed me. I sent it back and they sent me another RMA phone that arrived on the 14th and what do you know, it also has a yellow tint to the screen. The colors are much darker compared to my original screen as well and I tried color calibration apps but they just don't look as good as the original. This phone is a rev11 if that matters.

Do all the newly made phones have color issues? Or are there well calibrated ones out there and I should keep on RMAing?

The new screens just don't look as good and are really ugly. Someone let me know if they have a good screen
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asasione:
If you figured that out from an extensive poll of people then I'd understand that conclusion but from 2 RMA that's just plain stupid!

My screen is white as can be, compared to One X its looks insanely good, the One X colors pop and are really vibrant though
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filthykid:
o am jee :d
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vangelis13:
My screen is perfect. You should maybe change the light bulbs in your place..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aindow:
I have a revision 11 and a revision 10 which is going back due to speaker crackle. The screen on my revision 11 looks cooler but I certainly wouldn't have described either as being yellow.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctowne:
It goes away after a couple days...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lambomanx1:
As ctowne said, it goes away after a while. It's the glue that is used to laminate the glass and display.

Mine was pretty yellow at the start, however a couple of weeks on, and it's absolutely fine now.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshnichols189:
Yes let us assume that the two phones we received is indicative of all phones. Makes sense.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r5xscn:
+1. Mine was yellow. After a few days, the screen is normal. Rev. 11.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctowne:


Yeah mine went away within 3 days at the very most. Also, you can adjust the screen settings with fauxclock if you really want to tweak it. As long as you have uniform yellow on the whole screen then don't worry about it. If certain spots are yellow after a few days then you might have a problem.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phositadc:
To those of you whose yellow tint went away, was the yellow tint uniform over the entire screen before it went away?

I just got my rev11 RMA, and I've only got a yellow tint on the bottom half of the screen. Should I expect it to go away over the next few days?

Also, just holding it side by side with my rev10, I have to say, in addition to the yellow tint, the rev11 just seems a little bit less clear and a little bit less sharp. Could be because it has the factory Google screen protector on it, I guess, whereas my rev10 has an SGP crystal clear on it.

On the plus side, the light bleed is improved on rev11. Nowhere near perfect, but signifciantly better than my rev10.

If the yellow tint goes away, I can live with the rev11. If it does not go away, it will be another RMA.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Savoury.Monkey:
I got a Rev11 one, but never had a yellow screen from the start. I guess i've been a lucky one..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmejiaa:
When I did my RMA, my rev_11 had a more yellow tint to it on whites.. I could really tell on apps like SMS...

colors look OK and I've gotten used to it..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ste1164:
My rev 11 doesn't have a yellow tint.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Audioboxer:
All 3 of my phones have had an uneven yellow tint. I RMA'd a rev10 first which had a brighter and cooler screen than the two replacements, but and uneven tint along the bottom 1/3rd. My rev11's, the one I sent back and the one I have now have a less bright display, and the one that went back had half of the screen horizontally yellow tinted, this one has yellow tint in the bottom left corner. It's the least tinted out of all of them.

FTR the uneven tint did NOT go away on my first two phones. While overall yellowness may clear up, the uneven factor doesn't change.

All 3 have had backlight bleed, was probably the least on my rev10, the first rev11 had it pretty bad along the taskbar and left/right hand sides. The second rev11 has it on the taskbar, but a little less, and the top left hand side.

The displays are just pretty crappy LG IPS panels, I'm certain most people will be on an RMA goose chase to get a phone without any uneven tinting/backlight bleeding. They'll exist, but how long do you want to ride your luck changing? I also think LG have changed the display between rev10 and rev11, as as I said both my rev11s are duller.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alsheron:
I got my third replacement N4 today (REV 11) and it (like the previous 2) has the yellow tint to the bottom of the screen and left edge in particular. Looks noticeably brighter the bottom half too (slight though). I'm really disappointed with this as I don't think it's looking like there will be any (or many) from this current batch that don't have this problem.

Does anyone know from a technical point of view why LCD panels are prone to this - why is it such a consistent problem in manufacturing? What exactly is the cause and why isn't it prevented? Any links? I've Googled it but no results...
[HTC EVO 3D] jatintan007:
after flashing unloctoken from cmd by fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin

i m not able to get any flash screen on my htc evo 3d gsm i m on

hboot 1.48.0005

build no 1.14.0.0 cl95535-keys

i m on ginger bread not able to update to ics.

default ics update is not also coming on my mobile

i m tired of doing it i hv done whole process like 100 times but splash screen dsnt appears on my mobile

i htc driver+java+htcsync+adt-bundle-windows

is their any other method to unlock my htc evo 3d gsm then htcdev pls help me i m trying this from last 1 year not no sucess yet
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Troy.main:
Hello.

Please help me,

I'm now fairest on SecMms.apk file In

AllianceROM_I9100_JB_XXLSJ_v5.2 ROM

I want the amendment to the language settings file

In the regular programs I Find the file settings in the file \ res \ values

And I can edited them

But extracted file SecMms.apk through Apk_Manager_5.0.2 program

I can not find values file

As in the picture

This happens with all system software

Please help me to find the language file :(

And apologized for my bad English​
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Troy.main:
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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheATHEiST:
Why are you bumping you thread within 12 hours? You shouldt be double posting/bumping within a 24 hour period.

This isn't you personal support help desk. Create topic and be patient, if somebody who reads topic can help they will do.

Also why are you centering/changing font all your text? It just makes it annoying to read and less likely somebody will reply to you with help.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaros18067:
(sorry for my bad english)

Hi. I'm new.

I want root and install a new rom on my Nexus 7 tablet. What rom is the best ? Is it possible to hook up an external 3G modem in my Nexus 7 using microUSB--->USB adapter or OTG cable ?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] najaboy:
Search is your friend and is not to be feared.

1) There is no such thing as a ”best rom.” Try some different ones for yourself and then keep the one that you like the most.

3) Yes, there has been some success using certain 3G dongles with the original N7.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rebel1699:
The mods have closed two threads just like this in a day. "Best" questions are not allowed. You are expected to take the initiative and try them, and decide for yourself.

Sent from my screaming Nexus 7, multibooting Ubuntu-Plasma-bodhi-paranoid-rasbeanjelly-cleanrom-and stock.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] caliber2001:
I've found that pack on ebay is it worth its price?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] wishmas7er:
seems worth the price, most needed things in the kit
[Galaxy S II Accessories] omrikap:
yup. looks fine.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Jomari29:
wow that pack is epic...
[Galaxy S II Accessories] xolera:
Απ: Accessory pack

Yeap, this pack worth every €

Στάλθηκε από το GT-I9100 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II Accessories] caliber2001:
Well, so I ordered yesterday, should come up in about two weeks. Will try to review that then.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] caliber2001:
Received pack yesterday, cables looks cheap but works properly, Same thing with jig. Cases covers phone nice, all bezel is hidden the only thing which I don't like is cutout in the top left corner for some kind of antenna. If u want photos just let me now.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] xolera:
Απ: Accessory pack

Upload some m8.tnx

Στάλθηκε από το GT-I9100 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II Accessories] caliber2001:
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Will try to make some photos tommorow - now it's too late and I cant get anything nice form N8. Just say what u want to see, cases or everything ?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] caliber2001:
All photos below are from auction:

Cases are glossy except the area which comes up a little bit lighter on them, let me call it battery cover area.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] twilight-Zone14:
very interesting

Are you the seller ?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] caliber2001:
I see that u edited your post but anyway I'm not the seller - offer from China, I live in UK.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] dimspace:
mine arrived today. worth a couple of quid.

usb lead handy as it means i can sell my ace with a data lead now.

lead to plug pendrive into phone is handy.

jig doesnt work on 4.1 but didnt expect it to

and the cheapy gel cases, well, they fit over the extended battery unlike the £20 posh case i wasted money on :D
[HTC Sensation] chamchoui:
After s-off ....i cant recover back the sd card ? All the method ive follow..but cant recover it ...please ...help me please
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
have you checked the troubleshoot from here?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galaid:
Anyone tried connecting USB ethernet adapters to S3 via OTG cable?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qavro:
Never tried, but you ever tried to put questions (Q) in the Q&A area? :laugh:

Anyway, i am also curios.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IamIrene:
Now I only know got usb Ethernet cable lol

Just use Wi-Fi lar ~.~
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galaid:
What if hotel gives you free UTP, but NOT wifi?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gingerneil:
Ive been trying to get this working but with no joy. It works fine on my Nexus 7 - but it looks like the S3 kernal does not have the same drivers. Hopefully one of the very talented and kind kernel dev teams will pop along and include the same driver set as the N7 into their S3 builds.... pretty pretty please! Its something I would happily pay for....
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andriyol:
+1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheMysteriousOne:
1. What is the difference between the following terms: adb. fastboot, bootloader, recovery.

I understood a bit from efrant's thread but I still need some more clarity.

Correct me if I'm wrong - ADB is a mode which can be accessed by either booting into recovery or booting normally into android. and FASTBOOT is a mode which can be accessed by booting into the bootloader.

A key question still remains in my mind - what is the difference between booting into bootloader and booting into recovery?

2. How do I open command prompt in a specific folder? The instructions listed in efrant's thread don't work in Windows 7.

3. I can flash PA as long as I have an unlocked bootloader even if device is not unrooted?

4. Where do I get the fastboot.exe file and adb files (the .exe and two .dll files for Windows) being talked about in efrant's thread and what are they used for?

5. Are custom ROMs flashed to system partition?

6. Do I use ChainsDD's Superuser, or Chainfire's SuperSU?

Note:

Efrant's thread: xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29733879#post29733879
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 3rdstring:
1. The bootloader is Google's interface for flashing the phone with stock images. Recovery (stock) is used to flash OTAs & perform a Factory reset.

3. You need a custom recovery (either TWRP or CWM) to flash a custom ROM, your phone does not need to be rooted.

4. Look for efrant's (stickied) return to stock thread in the general section, it has the needed fastboot & adb files attached to the OP.

5. Yes & they also generally include a kernel (some have a stock kernel some use a custom)

6. AFAIK Chainfire's SuperSU is more reliable ATM on Jelly Bean.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] username8611:
http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/Android_SDK

That's the link I used to set up adb. Just make sure you get the nexus drivers set up right. To test it when you think you've got it all set up, make sure you have adb debugging checked in developer options, plug your phone in, open command prompt and type adb devices. It should spit out a line of numbers. If it's blank that means the phone drivers aren't set up right. If you want to test it further you can try an adb push command.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheMysteriousOne:
Where are Nandroid backups stored? Are the backups still there after a factory reset?

Where are Titanium backups stored? Are the backups still there after a factory reset?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] namtombout:
Using adb you choose where to store your nandroids.

For titanium open the app and it shows where on the main screen.

Don't forget to thank those who helped

Edit: backups remain as long you don't wipe internal or external storage
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheMysteriousOne:
But where do I store the backups so that I can access them even after a factory reset?

Does a factory reset delete everything literally?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] username8611:
/sdcard/clockwordmod/backup -- copy the whole folder with the date and time on it. replace it in the same location if you want to restore from it

edit: for titanium backup, copy the whole folder on the root of your sdcard labelled "titaniumbackup"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] namtombout:
Create a folder named nandroid in your internal storage.

Factory reset won't wipe any of your files in your internal storage.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheMysteriousOne:
I don't think you understood what I was trying to say.

Suppose I make a Nandroid backup now and then perform a factory reset. Will that nandroid backup still be a available on the phone?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jsgraphicart:
I am on CM10.1 and the backup I made with CWM was stored in data/media/clockworkmod/backup. Its an odd location but I have done factory resets in order to install other ROMs and the backup remains. And a factory reset does not wipe the Internal storage. A factory reset pretty much just resets the system files back to stock. The only thing you really lose is your apps. All your personal files (pictures/videos/etc.) are left alone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheMysteriousOne:
Then what exactly does a factory reset do - what do I lose in a factory reset?

And if factory reset doesn't wipe everything, what does?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] namtombout:
I use twrp recovery. Wiping internal or external storage wipes everything
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jsgraphicart:
But a simple factory reset doesnt wipe the internal storage. There may be options in there to do so but I thought we were just talking about a factory reset.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pirateghost:
its simple.

Factory reset wipes /data (where all your play store/side loaded apps and data (app settings, etc) are stored)

and /cache

it does not touch the /data/media which is your internal storage. since there is no external storage on the nexus, there is nothing to worry about there

/system does not get touched unless you flash a new rom or wipe it manually from recovery

if you wipe /system, you better have another rom to flash in its place....or the phone wont boot into the OS, because /system contains the OS
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jsgraphicart:
Are you asking because you WANT to wipe everything or are you afraid of losing stuff?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] namtombout:
You Sir are correct. Just quoted you to help answer op questions.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
Note: nandroid backups get created on /sdcard aka /data/media.

Answered by the poster above, thank him. I corrected him, as well.

Answered below.

There's an option in twrp at least, that allows to format the internal storage. if you do it by accident or need a fresh start/don't care about the data, of course you'll need to know how to use adb to push stuff back to it, previously pulled from it to the PC.

What I'm saying is that it only matters as much as you care about your data stored up until that point. I keep regular, tarball backups of /data/media in my PC.

Sent from my i9250
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheMysteriousOne:
So, Nandroid backs up all 13 partitions?

What is this /data/media that you talk about?

I read that Nandroid backup gets stored on /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup

Edit: Also, http://www.vikitech.com/10347/perform-nandroid-backup-restore-android-device says "A point to note here is that your SD Card data is not backed up."
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jsgraphicart:
The backup will be in either location. Some phones put it on the sd card. I just recently got a Nexus and found out it was backed up to data/media/clcockworkmod/backup. To get to that location, you need a root browser. I use Root Explorer and love it. Once you get one, you can go to the root directory of your phone and start going into each folder data/media/clockworkmod/backup.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] namtombout:
/data/media/ is the same as /sdcard/

You must backup your own sdcard. Adb push /data/media to a computer
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
OP, do you know what symlinks are?

/sdcard

/data/media/

/storage/sdcard0/

All point to your "sdcard".

And the adb command to backup your sdcard to your PC is

adb pull /sdcard/

Sent from my i9250