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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] megosu:
Hello all,

the main board of my phone has been changed on my Galaxy S2 (I had the eMmc bug).

I have a nandroid backup from before the brick, when I was running stock 4.0.4.

I would like to retrieve as much as possible (my sms, software, customisation, all data...)

but because the main board is different, I'm not sure how it will behave with my nandroid backup done from my old mainboard...

1/ Should I flash SiyahKernel S2-v5.0.1 and then restore the nandroid backup ? any chance it bricks the device (eMMc bug for instance).

2/ because it is a new main board, I'm not sure if the /efs is supposed to be the same and I'm not sure if the nandroid restore is going to overwrite this (maybe) new and different /efs ?

is it going to mess up with my /efs folder ?

What would be the best way of restoring my phone and all apps from my nandroid backup ?

thank you all :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f-r:
Before doing anything check that your new board doesn't have the emmc bug. :)

Sent from my digital submersible hovercraft.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] megosu:
Ok, that's a good idea but it doesn't really answer the questions :p

I have the device in my hand, waiting to get some help from the community :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] megosu:
Looks like I'm lucky, it says SANE chip ! Hurra.

Does it mean I can wipe and format from Stock ICS without having the emmc bug ? That would be great !

What about the restoring all my data without breaking anything ? (I'm worried about efs)

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f-r:
Do you have EFS backed up? If not, do it.

Sent from my digital submersible hovercraft.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] megosu:
this is what I did:

installed CWM temp then su-busybox

It then allowed me to do a EFS backup from EFS Pro (windows tool).

then restarted and install temp CWM again, then SiyahKernel S2-v5.0.1, and from there I restored my nandroid backup.

I took 2 backups, the most recent was always failing with "failed to restore /data"

the other one was working.

Does it mean the most recent backup has something wrong ? or too many apps ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f-r:
Can you restore the apps one by one or just batch restore?

Sent from my digital submersible hovercraft.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] megosu:
this does not really apply, does it ?

I'm restoring a nandroid backup.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ggoostav:
I have an uncommon problem with rooting my new Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE. I live in Poland and bought the phone from Hongkong (btw I have some doubts about originality of this device). I've been trying everything to break the root access, but I failed every time. At the moment I loaded Android 4.0.4. with Odin (Phone wouldn't update automatically so I found the update on the Internet).

MY DEVICE Baseband: SHV-E120L.FG11.1351.LT

Firstly, I've been trying just to use SuperOneClick, which crushes just after clicking "ROOT". It can't even recognise my device connected via USB. Then I tried flashing custom ROMs/Mods with Odin, but I couldn't find software matching to my baseband (I don't know if it matters). I also failed to load any recovery (I still can't find how to flash .img files, while i don't have sdcard). Besides I have been doing lots of internet research and nothing matches my problem. After a week of spending about 2h daily trying to root the phone I went to service point, where they told me there is hardly anyone in Warsaw, who would be able to root my device, because it was bought from abroad and they don't have proper equipment to do that... (?)

As you see I'm in lost position, at least one of you had similar problem and know how to fix it. I'm very desperate to root my phone because I've got tons of korean U+ bloatware and I have this "no caller ID" problem with messages... Also this model has shorter battery life than I was expecting, so I hope to be able to load kernel, managing processor voltage.

Waiting for replies asap!

I'm new to XDA so please forgive me any slips. I didn't find a section for this exact device and I hope here is the right place to put this thread.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jarrodstrachan:
All of my info is in the attatchment, just wondering if its possible? I don't really want to lose my data etc.

Cheers in advance
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jarrodstrachan:
That is a fantastic response and I can only thank you for taking so much time to answer my question, after reading that I understand why mix and matching is a bad idea. Either way thanks alot for the response, I think I will backup my apps and media and completely wipe/reflash a new ROM. Thanks again buddy, much appreciated.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GedBlake:
Why I love XDA....

"...there are ROMs that are just a little too different to be exchanging body parts between..."

--by bftb0--

Quotes like this are pure gold... even if I did choke on my cigar whilst reading it.

Rgrds,

Ged.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stayfidz:
Hi, my main PC recognize my droid phone,

recognized before my TP, but for now, nothing,

How can i make him recognize it.

I'm on windowds 7
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eddy0090:
Go to settings, storage, then click top right and make sure mtp is checked.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stayfidz:
aha! i gave a thank to eddy ;)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] GMKcz:
Hi, I`m just wondering if it is possible to make kind of internal bypass on internal connector and make full time OTG directly connected to some little usb sdcard reader inside device (should be connected directly w/o original USB male and female connector due size reduction). In sd reader could be up to 32gb micro sd card. (or someone tryed 64gb yet?)

From software side every time it should looks like OTG and sdcard is connected.

Just wondering if it is possible to power up properly and connect with PC or another OTG after this messing up with hw :cowboy:

Thank you in advance for your opinion

EDIT: spare internal dock cable is not so expensive so everyone may give a try.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dock-Conn...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item20c68df444
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] zmagas1:
I'm also very interested in this idea.

Have you search for ang other DIY projects?

Maybe you post this question in Galaxy Tab 10.1 forums?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] zmagas1:
Look at this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2159107

I hope the author would provide some instructions.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] carmobileproject:
Here i am!

It's not possible. For 3 reason:

1) there is no place physically inside device. Not even 1mm!!

2) you can't have at the same time the OTG feature and the connection to PC

3) you can't have at the same time the OTG feature and the charge from AC adapter

In this picture you can see a modification that i have made in my tab:

View attachment 1751080

I have moved the dock connector. This it was possible because i have removed the battery. (in car the li-ion battery expolde!!")

Bye!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] zmagas1:
I found these two interesting ideas:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2117174

Maybe it is possible somehow to solder this adapter to 30 pin?

http://dx.com/p/sd-to-microsd-transflash-card-converter-module-27001
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] zmagas1:
You can charge and use OTG at same time with this accessory:

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=360569066713&cmd=VIDESC
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m33-snk:
Hello guys,

after updating my N7 (32gb WiFi) to Android 4.2.2, the battery life has drasticly decreased.

After 2 hours of display on time, only 66% left. WiFi was always on, I browsed the internet and watched a few videos with Youtube.

The strange part is, that 75% of the battery usage is because of Android-System.

Any solutions for this?

Thanks ;)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scream4cheese:
i guess flashing a custom kernel will help. Right now I'm also running the latest update and it's been 35 mins of screen time at 90% battery level. When I was in 4.2.1, the battery life was much better and it didnt drain as much. I always liked stock because it gave me a much better battery life than custom kernels. I guess I'm going back if this continues.
[Nexus 7 General] bhu1:
Ubuntu.com

Who else is super excited. The minute preview image is out, I'll flash it and remove android. Ubuntu should be faster, smoother and more battery friendly than android. And it sure looks beautiful.
[Nexus 7 General] lazer77:
Android is crappy?
[Nexus 7 General] fignolin:
Good, a brave volunteer ! testing 1 2 . Keep us posted, it will be very interesting.

So far so good with Android here but Ubuntu will certainly be a great alternative.
[Nexus 7 General] bl2128:
I'm down for testing. I wont say I'd remove android altogether, but I'd love to see how far Ubuntu can take us...slacker radio better develop an app for it though or it will be short lived.
[Nexus 7 General] cj1171:
I'll definitely try it out with MultiROM. Was disappointed with the current Ubuntu build so if there's a more finger friendly interface, that'd be awesome.
[Nexus 7 General] spitfire2425:
Everyone stop! CRAPPY android? Wtf dude...
[Nexus 7 General] bhu1:
In front of Ubuntu it will be.

Android runs on a virtual machine and it will never change cause it has came a long way. It will always be more ram hungry than pure Linux based operating systems, it will always be slower, laggy and will always consume battery faster. That's why its crappy in front of Ubuntu, otherwise its the best os out right now, until Ubuntu drops. Sorry, but this truth. As much we all love android, it will always have the stamp of VIRTUAL MACHINE on its head.
[Nexus 7 General] chimpanzeexda:
huh ? The VM on android may not be as well polished as java/c# but for the tasks it is fast enough. native <> better. The first thing that I worry about is battery life in the case of ubuntu.
[Nexus 7 General] memphian:
This made me lol.
[Nexus 7 General] wtgserpant:
I would love to multiboot android and Ubuntu tablet....... But I don't think android is crappy, even for a minute.

Android was slow and laggy and I have seen android grow everything since honeycomb. Android has come far and has the potential to shake the mobile industry.

Ubuntu on the other hand is an new blood and thus lack apps but if they are able to solve android's major problem like defragmentation it can kick both ios and android in the ballz...... But then again it all depends on the services beyond what the handset has to offer and also developer support.

Btw, a quick question: what browser if Ubuntu phone/tablet going to use? Any ideas?
[Nexus 7 General] bhu1:
I'll change the words in op. I clearly meant android crappy in from of Ubuntu. Obviously android has some great features that will be hard to achieve by any other dev team. Though Ubuntu will be faster, smoother and way more battery friendly even on low end devices. Also ubuntu's ui looked beautiful in the demos of mobile version of the OS.

About apps, it will support android apps some way or another as both are Linux based. Their team confirmed that earlier.

And I think most important apps' native and html5 versions for ubuntu touch will come soon.

About browser and other core apps, seems all those will be included with os, made by Ubuntu Deva themselves. They demoed a beautiful gallery app.

PS - all those gestures will work nicely with those thick nexus 7 bezels.

And stop firing on me, I love android as much and maybe more than u guys but it has core problems that can't be fixed. Its latest and greatest version is just available on 12% of total android devices. -.-
[Nexus 7 General] cj1171:
The ability to use real pentesting tools on my tablet will make my job MUCH easier at times...less hauling a laptop around for wireless testing :cowboy:
[Nexus 7 General] styckx:
I appreciate your better explanation. "crappy Android" admittedly could have probably been worded a bit differently hence the reason the reaction you got. :)
[Nexus 7 General] bhu1:
Well sometimes I get too angry. If my tablet with a 1.2 GHz quad core processor is slower than a Nokia lumia with a 800mhz processor then I think It shows android has its core problems.
[Nexus 7 General] ginryu:
Yep i think the same way; i just got a lumia 505 cause i like how it looks and i do everything on my n7 so my live with walkman was kind of abandoned so i give it to my mom, and that lumia is a crappy 800 mhz snapdragon 1 with 256 mb of ram and sometimes it feels smoother than my 1.3 ghz quadcore tegra 3 with 1 gb of ram n7. Not good at all.
[Nexus 7 General] PVL_93_RU:
One question - will it support mobile data connection (2G, 3G?)

Otherwise - it's useless.

(like N10 with WiFi only, WTF?)
[Nexus 7 General] bhu1:
Obviously it will. Its different from the computer os, computer is only works if u dock ur phone/tablet as a computer. The dev team will explain the procedure when they will launch it.
[Nexus 7 General] snipestech:
I'll flash it where can in find it ?

For Nexus 10
[Nexus 7 General] bhu1:
Calm down bro. They will announce it tomorrow. Expect preview image for nexus 7 and 10 next month.
[Nexus 7 General] FitAmp:
Definitely looking forward to this. Read a lot about it, and honestly I think I will be great: it even looks damn beautiful if you ask me :D and battery life should be quite abit better, since it doesn't use androids dalvik VM..
[Nexus 7 General] BlackFire27:
I like pancakes.
[Nexus 7 General] Mountainjew:
I think people are getting ahead of themselves in saying it will be faster and have amazing battery life. Historically, Ubuntu has had pretty crappy battery life on laptops. And if you've tried Ubuntu recently 12.10, you'll realize that it's pretty damn laggy compared to many other distros. Yeah, that's not on tablet, but Canonical don't have the same resources Google have. You can bet your ass they'll just be porting things directly over and still using compiz, which they have pretty much wrecked on the desktop in terms of performance, even on high powered machines it's just awful.

And yeah, Android may have issues with UI fluidity which may never be solved, but the OS is much more than a pretty UI.
[Nexus 7 General] androidkid311:
He's got a very valid point. Can't wait to see ubuntu
[Nexus 7 General] bhu1:
For the sake of gos, Ubuntu desktop isn't the same as Ubuntu touch. Its completely different. Its written from the ground up, and u can't compare a desktop os with a mobile OS. Desktop os focus on performance, no focus on battery at all. Mobile os are focused on decent performance with good battery life.

Those of u who think Ubuntu touch is same as Ubuntu for desktop, use this site to get ur facts straight -- Google.com
[Nexus 7 General] Mountainjew:
Judging from Canonical's ADD which is as bad as Google's, all i will say is wait and see. I haven't been impressed with their work on the desktop for years, so i don't have a lot of faith in them to do anything better than Google have produced.
[Nexus 7 General] jadephyre:
I'll believe it when I see it, because what i've seen on the web and from past experiences of my own, I have to say that Ubuntu is nowhere near as power-efficient as every other OS out there.

Maybe Ubuntu for Tablets will be more power-efficient, maybe it will have a more fluid interface, but that doesn't change the fact that you have to re-write basically ALL apps from scratch, since most devs don't develop for multiple processor architectures.

That's the same deal btw. with Ubuntu Mobile for the GNex.

Also, the latest version of Ubuntu is fugly, and it was a stupid decision to ditch Gnome in favor of their own unoptimized Desktop.
[Nexus 7 General] bhu1:
What's wrong with u people. Ubuntu touch has nothing to do with Ubuntu desktop, how hard is this to understand. Only relation is both use orange UI accents and docking Ubuntu touch into a big screen will give u Ubuntu desktop.

And 'Re-write'? When were these apps written earlier for this os. Not even released yet.
[Nexus 7 General] CrazyPeter:
Good luck with that.

I hope the paired down desktop OS and memory hog that is X-Windows works out well on your mobile phone/tablet compared to Android, which was build from the ground up for mobiles and tablets.

Prepare to be disappointed is all I will say.
[Nexus 7 General] jadephyre:
AW: Ubuntu for tablets coming tomorrow!!

@bhu1

I'm done posting, your reaction is a bit too fanboy-ish for my liking.

When its released i'll take a look at it, but I will not be expecting miracles from it, as you obviously are.

sent from my N7
[Nexus 7 General] Mountainjew:
We get it, you're something of a fanboy.

All people are saying is, wait and see. We can only judge them from their work so far, and on the desktop, they've basically butchered Linux in trying to make it profitable. I really can't see them making a dent in the mobile space. It's a niche, and Canonical are too small. The only people who will care about Ubuntu mobile are the people on here and possibly some current linux users.

I highly doubt it will be any competition to even windows phone let alone Android.

Edit: Btw, i'd expect bigger things to come from the KDE camp, since they've worked on plasma for years and Qt is at least made with mobile devices in mind.
[Nexus 7 General] Jomari29:
hmmm?

cant you already flash Ubuntu for Nexus 7?

Is this different?

UPDATE: Nevermind,
[Nexus 7 General] dparrothead1:
Well......it's tomorrow.
[Nexus 7 General] Leraeniesh:
Can't wait to be able to dual boot this
[Nexus 7 General] Divine_Madcat:
Well, we have an already off topic thread that has been derailed. I will close this, and say that when something N7 specific comes about, a new thread may be made...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jackgan:
I am currently using a Note II and want to play music through my car stereo (no AUX and build in Bluetooth) so I need to have a FM transmitter. However, it will be better if it include the feature for charging, car mount and Bluetooth. Is there any product that is recommended for this?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] mrbkkt1:
I too went through this, found it easier to just change stereos, but you say yoursb has bluetooth already, skip the fmn transmitter, and just stream through bt.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] mesh626:
Interested to see the responses as I'm also looking for a FM Transmitter that will charge as I use for my Note 2.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jackgan:
What I mean is that no AUX and (no) build in Bluetooth :eek:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] gaticaag:
I've found a couple. I can't tell you about quality or anything like that.

There's this that meets all your needs:

http://www.amazon.com/Esky-Wireless...05&sr=8-6&keywords=car+fm+transmitter+android

Or this that meets three of your needs:

http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F8m117...&qid=1361219899&sr=8-6&keywords=belkin+car+fm
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jackgan:
Thanks for the product you search and they do exactly what I need. However, one of them is way too expensive and the other one is originally for Apple product where they just include a USB to microUSB for chaging the phone. And since they are design for Apple product, I doubt that it can fit the Note II as it is wider.

(I had to remove the link in order to post this before I reach 10 post :rolleyes:)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] sodomanaz:
http://www.amazon.com/FlexSMART-Tra...9557&sr=8-1&keywords=bluetooth+fm+transmitter

I've been using this FlexSMART since December. It's worked out pretty well. Little pricey at $50, but it works quite well and pairs easy.

Missed the part about the mount, but I don't think you'll have much luck finding an all in one including that.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085DZ5F4/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use this mount. It holds my Note 2 with an OtterBox Commuter securely.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jackgan:
Yes I do notice the FlexSMART on Amazon but not the mount you use. I have some question for you regarding these product.

About the FlexSMART:

I saw some review said that if connect with Bluetooth then will result in low music quality but is ok for the call quality. The music quality will be best if connect with AUX cable. Also, some people said their device breaks down after several month. Some said that they are having static while using. What do you think about the above problem? Do you mind to tell me how you use it normally? Also, can you explain about the 3 years warranty to me or how is it work?

About the Car Mount:

Can it be mount on the dash or just on the window? Is it feel tight and solid when mounting with the phone? How is the way it secure the phone? Is it convenience to put on and off the phone easily?

Lastly, can you re-post the review that you post on Amazon about these product at here? It will be easy for me to have an overview of how are these look like and the way they work. Thanks!!! :laugh:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] joihan777:
I use my GN2 in my '12 Mustang without any problem. It is mounted on a Panavise metal mount bolted to car and it's quite secure. http://www.panavise.com/

I havi on the swivel adapter so I can rotate between portrait & landscape modes.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] sodomanaz:
I use it daily for music to and from work. If there are audio quality issues, it's not enough to bother me. I had some static at first, but a change of the frequency plus lowering volume on the FlexSMART and a couple notches on the BT sound setting on the Note 2 helped.

Warranty: Couldn't tell ya. I registered the product. If it breaks, I'll contact them. I'm hoping it doesn't. Keep in mind fuses don't last forever. You will have to replace it a few times a year.

It's worked well, and I like that it has a simple on/off switch rather than having to pull it out of the cigarette lighter. I also like the look and height as it sits well in the floor console of my Explorer and the buttons are easy to access and figure out without looking at it.

Now for the mount, mine came a little bit weird. I was expecting a suction cup deal with an option for window or dash. What I got was a suction cup with a foam bit glued to it with an adhesive sticker side to mount on another piece of round plastic which had an adhesive side to mount onto the dash. Anyway, I stuck it on the dash and it's held secure since I got it months ago. Holds my phone well. I figure I'll have to pull out the Goop Off to clean the dash when I'm finally sick of it.

To secure it to the phone it has one end that is spring loaded and you simply slide the phone in against that side. It holds pretty secure even with my Otterbox Commuter. The pads are getting a bit disfigured from constant use, but pads can be replaced (I mean, it's just a pad). It holds pretty damn tight and I've caught my finger in it once. It's pretty solid. Landscape or portrait, it feels pretty secure. For $10, it's not a huge gamble.

I haven't posted reviews on these on Amazon.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jackgan:
Thanks for your valuable review for those product. For the transmitter, did you try using the usb port to charge anything? And who will you contact for the warranty of anything happen? Amazon or the manufacturer? For the mount, seems like it is easy to install and hold the phone tightly but hard to remove but I think it will not bother me as I will not frequently change the position of it. But is it easy to access all the button and port while it mounted? Thanks in advance!!! :laugh:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Goodm7sn:
Jabra cruiser has been on my daily usage since a year now, it's a speaker, bluetooth +fm transmission combo with micro USB charging port (same as our phones)

Just google it, it's pretty awesome.