yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coldmoonbeam:
Re: Can't install any latest ROM and no I'm not noob !)

Always consider evry custom ROMs instruction. Like in Viper thread, did you note the procedure in flashing the stock firmware?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandroidnz01:
Re: Can't install any latest ROM and no I'm not noob !)

I am pretty sure that there was nothing wrong in all your attempts earlier.

Sometimes flashing a new rom takes a bit too long to boot up.

I do change roms very often but when I first started I had the very same problems that you faced.

We are so eager to use the newest rom that we do not give a chance for it to read the entire stuff that we've got in our device.

Sometimes first boot takes such a very long time.This is where we make our mistake.

We presume its not working.Or there's something wrong with the rom and a host of other things runs thru our head.

I for one was a impatient guy.Not so now.I just leave the phone alone after flashing.Use my secondary,much cheaper phone, till I feel I've given my arc ample time to sync completely with latest rom.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im_bol2riz:
No guys, I'm 100% sure that it sucks. No offense to you but as I've said on my first post I'm not that noob on flashing ROMS, rooting devices... Even if I've left some stuffs due to the time I didn't changed my baseband... Indeed I read each ROM instruction I know the basic rules of the forum. Anyway I either don't take any offense and I understand why you write that...

I did precise at what time the boot process hang but it definitelty goes onto boot loop whatever the recomended kernel has been flashed.

I've left my phone rebooting several times knowing that it won't stop nut just in case, I've also cleaned all caches just before first boot...

Honestly I felt ashamed enough having forget that baseband stuff to not double checked if I did something wrong ;)

I gave another try to Viper ROM some times after successfully boot onto AOKP M1R3 and obtain the same hang and bootloop.

Thanks all :highfive:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im_bol2riz:
Last status...

I managed to install "Xperia T ICS Rom V7.1.0 For Arc / Arc-S" which looks interesting therefore I think I'll keep it.

coldmoonbeam may be right regarding that stock ftf... I did retrieve one from other source and maybe it wasn't the right one compared to the one I've got from Xperia T ICS Rom thread...

I'll try to flash VIPER again now and post the result. Then close the thread.

SOLVED!

That ftf stuff was the problem. It works with the one I used to flash Xperia T ICS Rom.

Thanks all for your help :highfive::good:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SevenD2:
I know this is old, but when you downloaded the ROM was it the full rom? or just an update?

Full rom should be like 150mb+ because in the op you mentioned zelly and uhd which have updates to flash over the full rom ^^?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im_bol2riz:
Always full ROM. That use to be more like 300Mo actually.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coldmoonbeam:
This is what exactly im talking about. :) Nice.:thumbup:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hextence:
Anyone knows how I can get tun.ko modules for my S3 running the new 4.2.1 FMB3 firmware? I tried the tun.ko installer from market but it failed.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
why are you posting in this section?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 89krisd:
Does anybody know if its possible to change the colour of the battery symbol from green to the android blue??

Also is it possible to move the lockscreen controls from the top to the bottom of the screen.

Would be grateful for any advice or to be pointed in the right direction

Thanks
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnonFreitas:
Hi guys...

Right now I have my Ace with 2.3.5 Stock ROM but I find out today that I can download 2.5.6 from SAMMOBILE.

I don´t like custom roms with apps running, using battery a lot, stuff like that. Is for that reason that I like stock ROM.

So there is any good rom, an custom one, based on a stock one ? I want to have a recent one, like an Ice Cream version or something like that...

Cheers
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] limejustin:
your kinda confusing dude :cool:

what do you really want? a custom rom or a stock rom
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bobby831:
i use stocklite v8 wich is stock-based and works fine on my device
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QNBT:
I think you have a misconception about "Custom Roms". Usually custom roms are more lightweight and optimized to run smoother.

Also, there are no "stock ice cream sandwich" since we never got that far.

I'd suggest you to check out the CM9 or CM10.1 roms that are available if you want something other than gingerbread.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] I r o n M a n:
First of all, there is no 2.5.6 for ace. The latest, officially is 2.3.6 .

If you want a custom ROM, take a look at CM10.1 by ericas it by Wayland.

CM9 is discontinued.

You could try CM7 too

Sent from my pet - Megatron™

(I was Chalak)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnonFreitas:
Sorry for mistakes.. I want an custom ROM, based on a stock ROM, the newest possible... I know that for Ace the max version is 2.3.6 but I want a newer version adapted to be able to run on Ace..

Sorry for my rusty English...

So, what are the suggestions ? I want a ROM similar to a Stock one with no extras like "special locking" and so one...

I'm updating my Ace to 2.3.6 right now...

Cheers
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaM245:
Maybe SGSII jb rom? It is a light rom with decent battery life. Its on android 4.2.2
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnonFreitas:
I think that is perfect! one question: right i have the 2.3.6 Stock rom. How can i return to that stock rom after try SGSII jb one ?

Thanks and cheers
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaM245:
Use Odin, its a Pc program that you can use to flash the stock firmware :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnonFreitas:
Yes, i know Odin of course =D

Ok, thanks again, one more thing, that custom rom has portuguese language or is it possible to patch it ?

Cheers
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaM245:
Yes it has a portuguese language option, so that should be fine :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BajoPrimate:
Hi AnonFreitas!

Before trying a new rom you should always do a nandroid backup from the recovery, by any chance. So, you could return to your previous rom, BTW you don´t need Odin for that.

Good luck.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vishrut Chhajer:
^ TRUE STORY :p
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qashqool:
flash ROM

Olá anon, só para chatear o pessoal respondo em português LOL. :D Para flashar uma custom ROM não precisas de ODIN, basta passá-la para o SD e usar o CWM. Eu também tenho o 2.3.6 do samfirmware, com o root e a partição do cartão (Link2SD) o Ace corre à mil maravilhas e a bateria não chateia muito.:good:

Para flashar custom deves ter atenção ao que oferecem, as duas melhores têm gastos de bateria muito elevados, não sei se algumas funcionalidades novas justificam carregar o telefone mais que uma vez por dia.

translation: you can install a custom ROM, but make sure that the benefits outweigh losses battery ( 2.3.6 from samfirmware is acceptable);)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnonFreitas:
I already installed that rom and looks amazing.. one more thing, how can i change the boot and shutdown animations to the correct ones for ace ?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnonFreitas:
ahah é bom encontrar povo tuga xD eu instalei a Custom ROM que falaram por ai.. para já agrada-me pois poucas modificações teve da Stock em que foi baseada... apenas me está a chatear as animaçoes do boot e de encerrar por serem do Samsung S II ... vou testar um dia ou dois para ver o consumo.. se não durar ai uns 2 dias como estava acostumado, mudo novamente para uma stock.

Cheers
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnonFreitas:
How could I change boot and shutdown animations to the correct ones for ACE ?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qashqool:
Hi, I believe that if you want a SII rom you have spacecaker rom (he has more recent roms). If you want a smooth, clean updated rom based on stock you have M'irage rom by MatZ69 (see my signature). That's my opinion.
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] dariolob:
Hey there! This mod was missing to our great phone so.. here it is! :D

If you're new to Samsung and you don't know what this MOD does, read here:

-Removes the annoyng SMS into MMS conversion as you write more than 3 sms together

-Removes the recipient limit (normally set to 10)

-Shows SENT time of received messages, so you know when that message was actually sent

It should work on any JB 4.1.2 ROM out there, even ODEX ones (tested). I need testers to confirm this is working also on 4.1.1

If you're on an ODEX Rom use a root file explorer, browse to /system/app and rename:

- SecMms.apk ---> SecMms.apkold

- SecMms.odex ---> SecMms.odexold

This way you've backed up your old Messages app. Of course if you are lazy you can use Titanium to do that :)

If you're on a DEODEXED rom just rename your SecMms.apk to SecMms.apkold or again, use Titanium.

You can just delete the old files in case you don't want to backup your SMS app, at your own risk

Once you've done this follow these steps:

Download the attachment and extract the new SecMms.apk from it

Tranfer it to your Phone SD/internal memory

Open a root file manager and move it to /system/app

Set permissions to RW-R-R

Reboot and voilà. you're done :highfive:

Credits to montymintypie for his guide and extralife
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] Sn0w0nS:
I dont get it, what does this mod do?
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] dariolob:
I didn't include an explanation because it's one of the most famous samsung MODs since the first Galaxy S ^^

However, as the title says this mod:

-Removes the annoyng SMS into MMS conversion as you write more than 3 sms together

-Removes the recipient limit (normally set to 10)

-Shows SENT time of received messages, so you know when that message was actually sent
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] SinisterGrey:
RW-R-R

Can u display the permissions of this in root explorer. I cant seem to follow RW-RR
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] tys0n:
Sv: [MOD][JB][SMS] SecMms.apk MOD - No MMS conversion,No contact limit,Real Timestamp

RW-R-R or 644

Sent through time and space from my s3mini.
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] darkguy2008:
Any way you can post a stock Mms.apk (I don't have a S3mini) so we can see the differences? or at least upload a diff? thanks!!!
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] devil--:
Thank you Dario, work fine :highfive:

I am happy!!! very very Happy!!! :D
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] dariolob:
I can tell you how to do it!

First of all, removing the MMS conversion:

Decompile the Mms.apk and go to /res/xml/mms_config.xml

and replace this

<int name="smsToMmsTextThreshold">4</int> (should be line 19)

with THIS

<int name="smsToMmsTextThreshold">100</int> (even higher if you want but any value in the range 50-100 should be enough)

Then we have to make our Sms app to show sent time instead of received, so go to /smali/com/android/mms/transaction/SMSReceiverService.smali and at line 589 you should find this

invoke-static {}, Ljava/lang/System;->currentTimeMillis()J

Change it to THIS:

invoke-virtual {p1}, Landroid/telephony/SmsMessage;->getTimestampMillis()J

And at line 2383, from

invoke-static {}, Ljava/lang/System;->currentTimeMillis()J

TO

invoke-virtual {v0}, Landroid/telephony/gsm/CbMessage;->getTimestampMillis()J

Finally to increase the contact limit you have to go to again to /res/xml/mms_config.xml , again line 19 , and change from this one:

<int name="recipientLimit">10</int>

To any higher value of your choice, like:

<int name="recipientLimit">100</int>

Then recompile,push your apk and you're done :)

P.s. follow this guide only if you're on a DEODEXed ROM :)
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] sanel426:
Works for 4.1.1:good:
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] darkguy2008:
That's AWESOME man! thanks for the instructions! :D you rock! :victory:
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] R-iel:
Very useful in DMOD v3, thanks!
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] x3kaien:
Now I don't have the sms button. Can u send me the stock secmms. Apk? Thanks
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] davidsk8s77:
SecMMS.odex help

I couldnt seem to find an uploades of a secmms.odex file I accidently deleted mine. Can someone please help me out and upload one for me. Thanks
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] TheWitcherzs:
can u set font to tiny , because your mod sms is using big font :laugh::good:
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] Nima79:
plz CWM zip file of this mod :good: tnx
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] Ethermind:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2271272
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] Costy88031:
Just for Samsung?

This mod work just on samsung????
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] bpdaustria:
Can you please do that mod to this kind off messaging app?
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] Josekis2k:
Help

Please any Master that can rebuild the SmcMMS.apk from Dmod v5 whithout the Time modification because this don't work good on this Region... :(

Thanks. Sorry for my bad english :-p
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] Fimalian:
Thanks :D
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] Havoc23:
Flashable Zip

Can you make a flashable CWM/TWRP zeip for this SecMMS sir?? I'd be grateful if you could.
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] indrasatrya:
I agree with u :good:
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] fafluhte:
Nice job man, its really helpful for me.
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] :
is this compatible with Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562? rooted and running 4.0.4.
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] bigyohann:
No, I don't think , it's for jelly bean and for s3 mini!

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I8190 en utilisant Tapatalk 4 Beta
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] bothered:
SecMms.apk for I8190NXXAMG1

I would like to know what I can edit to stop MMS conversion - but can't find exactly those lines from the instructions by dario - can you help - I know a replacement apk is provided but I would like to edit this version I have if it is not easy perhaps you can edit it for me

very much appreciated if you can help

SecMms.apk for I8190NXXAMG1
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] vriz27:
Hello. Is there any way to add "strip unicode character " ability to the stock app. writting some special Greek letters or punctuate a letter immediately reduces sms character to only 70 characters per sms instead of normal 160. I think it would be useful...

Thanks in advance man
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] quick05:
Thank you man, it works very well =)
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] lewhoo:
wrong mail
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] longgo:
Good job, but where should be SecMms.odex?

In that description, at the beginning said:

- SecMms.apk ---> SecMms.apkold

- SecMms.odex ---> SecMms.odexold

But there is no SecMms.odex in the archive and if i replace my original SecMms.apk at my Xcover Rooted with that modded one have error that some message system file/process stop working.. :(
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] fmlrocha:
Please OP? :good::good:
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] jagtisda:
can u make the text frame smaller ???
[Galaxy S III Mini Themes and Apps] agustriwidodo1981:
How to modify stock SecMMS.apk with avatar contacts in conversations

Hi, I want to modifi my stock SecMms.apk galaxy s3 mini with avatar contacts in conversations, looks like galaxy ace 3 . I use stock rom 4.1.2 odex. I try your method but its fail.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] executionist:
Recently bought a camping lantern that runs on a built in 6v 4.5 AH lead acid battery. It also has a USB connector which is for charging cell phones. I initially thought that the USB would be giving off a safe 5v but on testing it turns out that it is 6 volts straight from the battery.

Is this safe to use occasionally while camping? Will that extra 1 volt kill the battery or is there some mechanism inside the phone to regulate that voltage to a safe level?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] parzec:
Good question....hope someone has the answer for you.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Gkikas:
Of course there should be.You get more than 6v in a power socket around the house.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] executionist:
No one plugs their phone directly to the wall socket :/ Thats what the charger is for, it only gives 5v to the phone. Just need to know if it can regulate that 6v to a safe level.

*edit. I think no one here would know about the hardware aspects of a phone. Can someone point me to a forum or anywhere where they may know the answer to a question like this?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] TieNN89:
May I asked how you measured this?

I'd love to check what output my 12v chargers are outputting
[Galaxy S III Accessories] executionist:
A multimeter and a stripped usb cable
[Galaxy S III Accessories] TieNN89:
ah yeah

My brain has already flicked off for the day LOL
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mputtr:
if you use IRC, try the freenode server in the ##electronics channel. they should help you out there. pretty nice ppl in general there.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] C3cars:
?

I'm interested as well. Will 6 volts @ 500mAh fry the phone?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] lukesan:
Ok, I am an electronic engineer so a few comments.

I have no idea what kind of charging circuit is in our phones, could probably look it up but ..... in my opinion only 10% above 5V is to be considered safe.

Now you are talking about a 6V battery. That battery is not always 6V. A nice example is the 12V battery in your car which is 12.8V when fully charged. Another example are the cells inside our phones which have a nominal Voltage of 3.7V but are charged to 4.2V.

The Voltage they put on those things is the nominal Voltage.

I would check if there is no electronic circuit in that lamp since I would not connect anything directly to a battery at all.

If you go camping I would check this thing coolook pb-2000. Insert 4 x 18650 batts and you can do a couple of recharges. Very good box for the price and you can salvage 18650 from broken laptop batt packs ... but google and youtube a bit before you do that to make sure you do it the right way.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Ancient666:
I'm also interested, any news?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] InfX:
You can see the specs of this type of batteries here. The 6V is nominal, as already mentioned above. The maximum noted is 6.9V and TBH, i would be rather reluctant to test is my SGS3 charging circuit likes the idea of being fed with 40% higher voltage than usual.

Are you sure there is nothing in the lantern that would limit the voltage under load? Could be something as simple as 2 diodes in series, in this case measuring the voltage on the open circuit, totally unloaded, with a DMM that barely draws microamps from it, would show the battery voltage. Try drawing some current from it (use a resistor, a USB LED lamp, etc) while measuring. I seriously doubt a self-respecting vendor would setup a USB port on that thing that would potentially output 40% more than specs, really.

PS: if the port is, indeed, fed straight from that battery, i would rather avoid hooking my SGS3 to it. Even though, it would probably survive.

---------- Post added at 07:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:59 PM ----------

MAX77686. Good luck finding the datasheet. And good luck trying to guess if there is anything else potentially fed straight from the USB connector. The bottom line is - i wouldn't dare :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] GR0S:
Solder this to red wire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zener_diode

OFC you need 5V model
[Galaxy S III Accessories] lukesan:
Not if it doesn't have a resistor in series. And wait. if the battery is at 6.8 Volt and you have a 5.1 Volt zener and it is charging at 1 Amp so you will need a power resistor. You will have a lot of loss of energy because it will go away in heat.

You could use a dc-dc convertor but believe me forget about it and get one of those charging banks where you can put in your own cells.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Add45:
I'm not sure about how practical it would be to be cutting usb cables and wiring zener diodes just to use this lamp....

I think I had a charger that supplied too much voltage (I'm not positive I didn't measure the voltage output or anything), but I can say that the phone did not like it. It would eventually charge somewhat, but the touch screen wouldn't work and would go bezerk if touched lol.

Again I'm not sure how much V it supplied, but I would assume it was more than 6V. It didn't really damage the phones either, I would try it.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] 0reo:
Here's your answer, definitively:

6v at the source (the lantern in this case) will probably be 5v or less at the phone because of the resistance in the USB cable itself. The longer the cable is the higher the resistance will be and thus the more voltage you lose to it. Also, the cheaper the cable (the thinner the wires) the more voltage you will lose per foot.

Here's some specs you can plug into THIS VOLTAGE CALCULATOR:

The USB definition specifies up to 5.3v.

Most USB cables will use 30awg wire or maybe 28awg for the better ones.

Depending on which of the sources I've read, some USB cables/chargers use one pair of wires for charging, and some will use two pairs. You can see that using two pairs of conductors drastically improves the voltage transmission but even still, at 28awg over a 6foot cable you're still losing .75v which puts you at 5.25v and well within the USB spec.

So the lantern is fine to use with your phone with your average 6-foot USB cord.

If you're like me and prefer 10-15 foot USB cords in some places you would actually benefit from a 6v or even 7v power supply at the wall. I've found that even on the OEM Samsung wall charger, when I use a 10-foot cable I don't get enough juice to actually charge my S4. With the screen on the battery charge level still drops. The Galaxy Charge Rate app shows something like 500ma charge rate and that's because there's not enough voltage / too much voltage-drop across the long cable. (Radio Shack sells a modular, adjustable voltage wall-wart power supply as well as USB and micro-USB adapters for it. I'm starting to experiment with it and the long cables.)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] RikkiDan:
USB voltage vs charging current

This is an old thread, but I can confirm that my moto G charges at 6v. Apparently the original Motorola charger outputs 5.75v. I hooked up a variable power supply to my phone. The data lines are shorted together to indicate a high current power source is present. The moto G will test load the power supply before settling on a stable charging current. One that does not cause the voltage to sag excessively. When I applied 5v the charging current was approximately 600 mA. At 6v the charging current was approx 1200 mA. The charging current was measured directly on the phone using an app called ampere.

So I conclude that Motorola use this tactic to ensure their phones charge fastest with their chargers. On the up side, its fun watching my phone go from 40% to 100% in 45 minutes
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blazing angel:
I looks like one of the shiny things behind the rear glass have cracked.It's on the bottomleft, near the screw. I've had a xtremeguard screne protector on for a long time - I always thought it was an air bubble. Now that I removed the screen protector, I can see its under the screen.

Would google rma this? Or does it count as a "broken glass" ?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scream4cheese:
Pssh. That's not even close to minor damage. I wouldn't even consider that broken. It's not going to affect the phone's internal guts. Common sense my brotha.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blazing angel:
I just hope it doesn't develop further