yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Woody:
OK. Great. Now you should be rooted and ready to go. Do this before you do anything else. Boot into recovery and make a Nandroid backup. Keep it on your card but put a copy on your PC.

After that is done go into the market and buy Titanium Backup Pro. You can use it to back up all your User apps. When you flash a new ROM at some point, you can restore the apps that way. Never restore a system app.

Keep your $10 and use it to buy a cup of coffee tomorrow when you are sleepy and dragging from tonight's experience. Drink it while reading and reading and reading. Good luck and we'll be here if you need us.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iAmYoungSpiffy:
You classy motherf$^!! haha thanks a lot. also, who buys apps? I'm gonna download it for free, lol anyways thanks for the tips and the learning experience hopefully I won't have to see you again, but maybe someday!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ddizzy81:
I buy any app that deserves it. Titanium is one of those apps because without it I probably wouldn't have any hair loll

Sent From My GSIII
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] daxecutioner24:
Word titanium is worth it
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sbaeder:
Basically, he said what I tried (in I'll admit short hand) to tell you...

In case of ANY emergency, grab a STOCK, FULL image, and use ODIN. It will reset the modem, the partition layouts and all the stuff to get back to STOCK. If necessary, flash a recover tool, and reset cache and everything else to STOCK...:p

But glad to hear you are OK.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxib123:
Can someone please explain how the android DPI system works?

If i reduce my dpi on my Gnex, from 320 to 250, everything gets smaller; it gets denser (as there is more in a smaller space), however the name (dots per inch) would suggest that a higher figure would result in a more dense screen.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ramazor:
http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html

There is plenty to read... but you might just take a look at figure 4. which explains sizes of xhdpi, hdpi, mdpi and ldpi drawables.

It's basicly hidger dpi = higher res drawable = takes more space on your screen.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] saschlac:
I've noticed that the WiFi MAC address on my OG has been changing periodically. I first started noticing it on Monday when I was running the Team Nocturnal ROM. Since then I've done a factory reset and now I'm running The Base 0.7.3 and it's still occurring . The first 6 digits of the address are always "00:11:22" and the last 6 seem to be random. I grepped through the /system partition and the only reference to "00:11:22" was in an example config file, so I'm sort of stumped.

My guess is the MAC address is defined by the kernel somewhere? I'm using the freegee 0.5 kernel (3.0.21) . I'm going to try flashing KernelSk8 soon, I'll post my results. Has anyone else noticed this?

Thanks!
[AT&T LG Optimus G] shrike:
AFAIK, MAC address shouldn't change. The first 6 digits of the MAC are supposed to identify the manufacturer of the device - in our case A8:16:B2 = LG Electronics.

You can spoof it, but shouldn't need to. I have no idea why yours would be changing - there shouldn't be a need to.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] saschlac:
Yea, I know it shouldn't change, which is why it's an issue ;) At work I have to register my MAC address with the WiFi router in order to get access to the network.

I flashed sk8's kernel and I still have the same issue. I did a little more poking around and it seems to set the MAC address on startup. Does anyone know where the MAC address is set? I thought it was in the kernel but apparently not.

Thanks!
[AT&T LG Optimus G] MZille:
From what I can tell, this is a not-uncommon side effect of installing third-party ROMs on the phone. The last half of the the address gets randomized every time you reboot. This started happening to me after a Nexus 4 conversion -- and it remained even after re-installing the stock ROM.

On the other hand, restricting network access my MAC address isn't that secure. You're better off with a strong password and WPA2 with 256-bit encryption. Your workplace may require MAC filtering, however.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] saschlac:
Thanks for the reply. It's good to know that I'm not the only person having this problem. This must be another undocumented side effect of the Nexus 4 conversion. You're right, it's my work that requires me to register my MAC address. It's really annoying to have to register the device everyday, and if I forget then my email doesn't come through.

Is there anyone that can give me any hints on where the MAC address might be (re)assigned? Or even what android OS system utilities might be used to change the address?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] MZille:
I can find a bunch of Google results for spoofing and changing MAC addresses, but discussion of *preventing* alteration is hard to find. You can apparently use Busybox to set whatever MAC address you like, but it's not clear if the phone retains this setting if it gets rebooted. I'd check right now, but I'm in the middle of a Titanium backup.

Edit: I imagine that you can create a shell script to automate changing the address whenever you need to.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] idreamido:
Hi,

I know this is kind of old thread but i am having this issue of MAC address changing on every reboot after installing Candy 5, can someone please point me to a solution. ( its a problem for me as i have to register my MAC at workplace and everyday its changing and causing issues with my work network connection )

Any help would be appreciated.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phantomsniper773:
Hey guys, so I recently got a replacement Lumia 710 from the Nokia repair center, and it works fine but I noticed that it will reboot completely randomly around 2-3 times a day. From what I can tell, there is no specific trigger that causes this. It's almost always been idle (sitting on my desk/ in my pocket) except for a couple times. This problem occurs with stock and custom ROMs. Also when the phone comes back, it seems like the battery percent jumps down ~4-6%

The only thing I can think might cause this is a new SIM card. Before I sent my phone in for repair, I had a regular SIM that I cut into a microSIM. Almost immediately after getting my replacement phone, I activated a real microSIM I got from AT&T. This weekend I plan on trying to get a replacement SIM card from AT&T again to see if that fixes it, but I wanted to know if anyone else ran into a similar problem.

The thing that really confuses me is how random the bug is. It happens whether the phone is in use or not, at random times of the day, on a couple different ROMs (including stock), and only 2-3 times a day. I'm considering sending it back for repair, but I'd like to hear from you guys before I go 2 weeks without a phone.

Phone Info:

T-Mobile US RM-809 Lumia 710 (white)

Phone OS: Currently running WP7.8 (RainbowMod ROM) but the problem is ROM-independent.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lnu:
Hi,

exactly the same problem but only since the 7.8 update. Before the update my wife never had any random reboot.

The phone reboots randomly 2-3 times a day.

Maybe it's a coincidence.
[LG Optimus Me P350] .:ManoS:.:
Hey Guys

I installed CMW 10.1 today and it is great .However i have an issue.

My phone cant find the sdcard . No matter what i do , it wont find it. :crying:

I have tried connecting the usb when it boots but it doenst work. :crying:

Plz guys u are Pros so tell what to do !!!!!!

Thx in advance .
[LG Optimus Me P350] dbarrera:
Is a known uncommon issue, PecanCM, the developer, is looking into it.. Check the last 3 pages from the thread and you'll see...
[LG Optimus Me P350] lans_98:
In Settings → About the phone → Build number → Press seven times the "You are now developer"

Settings → Developer Options → USB Debugging [check]
[LG Optimus Me P350] Max8P:
AW: [Q] [q] cmw 10.1 sd card help

Check new Rc

Gesendet von meinem LG Optimus ME mit Tapatalk 2
[LG Optimus Me P350] .:ManoS:.:
Tried what u 2 guys said ...

still not working .

Thx anyway
[LG Optimus Me P350] KM.7StyleR:
Yes i have same problem, just follow the cm10.1 thread and wait for the test build. From my calculation it should come out tomorrow.
[LG Optimus Me P350] PecanCM:
that test build isn't for sd,
[LG Optimus Me P350] erks007:
I had this problem too. But only with a 4gb SanDisk sd card. I took my tablet's 2gb Kingston sd card and it worked. Then i took my camera's 4gb Kingston sd card and it also worked. Maybe the problem is only with SanDisk sd cards?
[LG Optimus Me P350] nachopaez:
I have an 8 GB Sandisk Ultra and never had that problem on any previous release of CM10.1
[LG Optimus Me P350] Mystical Orb:
try using a memory card of another company
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Coolname01:
Hello,

I've recently bought this phone and I really like it.

The first thing I noticed when I played with the phone was that the volume rocker slightly wobbles up and down. It doesn't make a rattling noise when I shake the phone. Just a very small movement. I can feel it moving up or down when I press it.

I might be nitpicking, but I'm afraid that it might break of after a while.

Should I be worried?

Thank you
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Ddoubled123:
Nothing to worry about, I guess this is normal as mine is the same too.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Zhariak:
I posted this over on the Lumia 900 forum, thought I'd post it here as well since it works with most devices. I noticed wpcentral posted something about forcing the update with cabs. While this works, for you people who don't know how, or are nervous about doing that, here's a little trick.

This method doesn't break future updates (even though we probably won't get any). This will allow you to upgrade to 7.8 if you aren't able to in Zune. And this actually updates the phone via Zune, so it's fairly simple! I don't know why WPcentral chose to post the .cab's method.

This involves using the old "disconnect" trick.

Instructions here: http://www.stephenwagner.com/?p=660

First Update (to):

7.10.8779.8

Second Update (to):

7.10.8783.12

Third Update (to):

7.10.8858.136
[Windows Phone 7 General] GuestK00161:
I don't think the update is available for ALL WP users yet. Most users (non-L900 users) locked to a US carrier (ATT/Verizon/T-Mobile/Sprint) are still pending release. I think if you have a phone locked to a carrier, then I'd suggest not spending more than 20 minutes doing this.

There is the cab sender or custom roms though for those of you who try this and fail.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Zhariak:
I've had people report over 8+ different devices worked!

From what I've heard this has worked with all, except for 1 specific device out of all WP7 generation devices...
[Windows Phone 7 General] GuestK00161:
Well yes, I understand that this has worked for different devices -which is basically because MS pushed out the update to all nonbranded/unlocked devices, but I was talking about the US carrier locked devices...From what I gather, the update is not available yet for these phones (EXCEPT the ATT L900).

I have 2 Titans and a Trophy - 1 Titan has a custom rom on it -which is not relevant to this conversation. The other is carrier locked onto ATT and the Trophy is back to carrier lock to Verizon after flashing the OSPL back on it.

BOTH the US carrier locked phones - the ATT Titan and the Verizon Trophy do not have any available updates. -Which is simply because they are not on the carriers servers yet.
[Windows Phone 7 General] carlos_c:
odd

Strange when I set the phone to flight mode it takes 30 odd seconds to check and tells me that it can't check for updates - almost as if it is using the phone's data connection to check. When I turn flight mode off it is a shorter check and tells me no updates are available ?
[Windows Phone 7 General] Zhariak:
Maybe it's just AT&T devices... This has worked on tons of different Canadian carrier locked devices. And actually numerous people have reported that it's worked on carrier locked devices all over the world.

There's different ways to do it. In my case I didn't use airplane mode, just turned off Wi-Fi and turned off cellular data.

Keep in mind, you need to do a check for updates (so it says there are no new updates), then change to a different tab. Disconnect the phone, reconnect the phone, wait a minute...

Then go back to the update tab, and wait two seconds, then disconnect the internet from your computer (I unplugged the network cable). This is when it prompted me.
[Windows Phone 7 General] carlos_c:
Done numerous tests - Zune will not check for updates if the data services (wifi or = 3g) are not enabled on the phone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Zhariak:
Hmm,

That's odd. I've had 3 devices that can do updates with no 3g or wifi enabled. All my updates have been done with 3g and wifi disabled...
[Windows Phone 7 General] ctiger:
Well, for my HTC Arrive(sprint), this method has never ever succeeded, ever. And I tried a lot times, I mean a lot. But thanks to remind me, and I went for the cab push route, which works fine.
[Windows Phone 7 General] shamreez:
this disconnect method worked for me too in Ireland

But had to do the same thrice for all the three updates.
[Windows Phone 7 General] GuestK00161:
Nope, all US carrier locked devices still pending release.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Zhariak:
Weird,

I've have over 4-5 people chime in and say this has worked on AT&T and also T-Mobile.
[Windows Phone 7 General] minep:
What has 80072FA8 error or just no update found!

On this time I tried a long time update with disconnect trick. But... no updates.

NOW... from

FIRST

time update was found!

Solution:

yeah... first of all good things happen to UK. :D So we will use UK proxy.

Go to Settings - mobile network , then edit apn. In "APN, Username, Password" I typed my provider settings. In "Proxy server/URL" type 109.169.40.229 and in "Proxy port" type 8080. Here Done.

Next step: in computer STILL connected internet, in phone wifi is disconnected.

And last step: in Zune click update. Waiting about ~2 minutes, because proxy is very slow.

Result:

Thanks for UK proxy :laugh:
[Windows Phone 7 General] ctiger:
There's no such a setting on my phone at all.
[Windows Phone 7 General] 1031982:
That didn't work for me minep. However, that could be for a number of reasons.

I have an AT&T interloped unlocked phone. Tried this with my target set as Rodgers and AT&T.
[Windows Phone 7 General] svknet:
Taking reference from link mentioned in first post, and full credit to original post online, here is my blog in which I have mentioned steps to upgrade Windows Phone to WP7.8. I have mentioned steps to update using Internet disconnect method.

http://svknet.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/steps-for-windows-phone-7-8-update-on-samsung-omnia-w/

It worked for me very well in India. Only Patience is needed to keep trying several times.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Travenport:
Can someone tell me what "google services" is? It literally ate through 100% of my battery in 5 hours when I usually get roughly 24 hours.

Im running tranquility ROM

thanks
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crjjr:
Noob question here. I've seen several ROMs that say factory rest, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, which I've done many times on my GS3 and ROM'd over and over. I see on some of the N7 ROMs that say the same, but they add format data and format system before installing. Before I switch ROMs I just want some clarification. Would formatting data and system not wipe the ROM I've downloaded as well as all other data on the device? Am I incorrect in my assumption that formatting will completely wipe everything clean?

Thanks for any help from those that know.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] najaboy:
Factory reset is just fine. It wipes data while leaving data/media intact. Formatting data, IIRC, will also wipe data/media, which will erase your virtual sd card. As for system, that is generally taken care of by the install script, although I personally opt to wipe it prior to flashing just to err on the side of caution.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
+1 najaboy's response

You generally do NOT want to "wipe data", as that destroys the pseudo- SD card, which is where you've got all your device backups. Got those backups elsewhere?

"wipe dalvik" or "wipe cache" are superfluous because:

(a) the dalvik-cache area is in the portion of the /data partition that gets wiped by the "Factory Reset" selection. *1

(b) the /cache partition also gets wiped with the "Factory Reset" *1, *2

A lot of the "wipe this, wipe that" instructions persists in ROM installation instructions for cargo cult reasons, and also because devs for prior generations of Android releases may have provided customizations such as symlinking to move the dalvik cache onto ext partitions of external SD cards and so forth. (In that case if you wiped /data first before dalvik-cache, the symlink would disappear, and if the freshly-installed ROM also used the same trick... you would be restarting a new ROM with an old dalvik-cache from a different ROM).

If you want to know what a particular ROM or other flashable .zip file is going to do, unzip the contents of folder

./META-INF/com/android/metadata/

from that ROM/flashable .zip and have a look at the updat*-script file from that folder. It's a plain text file - open it in wordpad or notepad.

Even if you are a non-programmer, you will be able to immediately see what wipes are being performed.

In general, the installer script for full ROM installs will wipe the /system partition explicitly, whereas add-on or update packages will not.

Since there is no guarantee that a inexperienced ROM developer won't do something like wiping (all of) /data, it's not unreasonable for you to look at installer scripts before you use them. You will find that some devs are sloppier than others with things like missing assert() conditions and so forth.

*1 For TWRP anyway; I haven't used CWM for the N7 yet, so I won't vouch for that one.

*2 Note that if a Stock recovery is in use, iirc the "Factory Reset" procedure wipes all of /data - including your pseudo-SD card. So it's definition of "Factory Reset" is different from that of TWRP. Beware; Make backups!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crjjr:
Wow. Thanks for the very informative response. I will start looking deeper into the ROMs I'm interested in. :good:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crjjr:
Here's one of the ROMs that says to format system and data. It's the MMuzzy ROM....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2043869
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyrad12:
i don't know but correct me if im wrong, coz last time on my sgs captivate days, i used to flash all kinds of rom, then there is this rom that i tried to flash that requires to format system, so i tried that rom and format system in cwm.. then when it bootup my imei messed up! i do not know if thats the reason but after that incident, i never format system anymore, just playing with wipe cache/dalvik factory reset and format sdcard in cwm works fine..
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] mrjayviper:
as title. I've searched the forums/net but can't find it.

I've looked into the "resources" thread in android development and can't find it there either. thanks! :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] starkjudo:
Anyone tried the Super Nexus ROM on the AT&T Galaxy sIII?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] RPelham:
As far as I understand, it is an international ROM and is impossible to flash on US variants unless someone A.) ports it or B.) wants a very expensive paperweight.
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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaun_inuk:
Hi all, on Sunday evening my rooted (omega v36) lost its connection to the network out of the blue for no reason, it had been running the rom for weeks with no changes, I've restored to stock, checked the imei for corruption & with network provider to make sure it's not blocked. The symptoms are that with a three sim I get signal bars, no data and when I try to make calls it says not registered on network, when I place in a Vodafone sim it gets data but says not registered on network. I'm totally at a loss and looks like I'm gonna have to sell for spares or repair. Does anyone have any ideas, is it any use to anyone as a spare or repair phone? I am in Southampton UK if anyone has any ideas maybe where I could take it etc.

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itzhouze:
Try a new Sim-card from your provider? :/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zuluman:
Try it

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1688575&d=1359533523
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaun_inuk:
Did try 2 sims, three and Vodafone, both worked in my note 2, will try the patched modem and report back
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delsus:
When you pull the notification bar down, does it say 3 or emergency calls only?

When I get the emergency calls only it will say i'm not registered on the network. It could be a three problem, you can also try blowing into the SD card reader see if a little dust has got in there somehow.

After these try flashing a different rom, or restoring a nandroid, I got this on SuperNexus once, flashed stock and it worked fine, could be something has just messed up when you flashed.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Please post for help in the Q&A section

Thanks

Thread Moved

FNM
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaun_inuk:
Emergency calls only I'm afraid, anyone know what I could sell it for as is? The sell my phone sites say £120 for non working.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShooMx:
hey i can`t back up again with cwm after i do factory data rest say to me can`t mount backup path and when i try restore told me E: Can`t mount /sdcard my phone Galaxy S3 GT I9300 also when i call someone or received call from someone i don`t hear him and he don`t hear me what should i do btw am begginer :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
What you should do is don't hijack topics and read the basic faqs and guides .

Flash stock rom via Odin .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pard0ned:
You the forum policeman then?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RickyJassal:
I knew I'd find something on here.

Shaun can I ask are you with t mobile? Ive recently got my phone back after experiencing the screen of the death. My s3 runs stock touch wiz and following 4 weeks I got the phone back last Thursday. Today after receiving a text message at 7am I've lost all network and when I go to settings > mobile networks the following error message appears: " insert sim card - insert sim card to access network services".

I've tested the micro sim in another S3 and it works fine leading me to believe once again the s3 has failed me after 7 days this time.

Phone info below.

Kernel version

3.0.31-742798

Se.infra@sep-111 #1

SMP preempt sat Dec 22 17:04:04 LST

2012

Build number

J2054k.i9300xxella

UPDATE: Works fine on WIFi, fatcory reset has achieved nothing.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShooMx:
oh its my fault sry for that :(