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[Windows RT General] kwajr:
I wish they had ditched desktop for Rt there is a place for desktop its a notebook, desktop pc not a tablet
[Windows RT General] StarLog:
I have both the RT & SP. The RT lacks the apps for my daily tasks, putty, ponderosa terminal, tera term, USB to Serial dongle support.

I can see that the lack for Exchange support at initial launch. Of course imap was working. No SSL VPN client support for Juniper.

My only hope is most of these problems will be corrected in 8.1

The SP is my only PC for now and soon will be on several desks at work.
[Windows RT General] hisoft:
You have Putty for Windows RT here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2092348

But it require jailbreak.
[Windows RT General] StarLog:
hisoft

I already use putty, and did jailbreak.

just would like to use tera term or ponderosa for configuring routers/switches.
[Windows RT General] Myriachan:
Sounds like Microsoft has been left with a million unsold Surface RTs:

http://slashdot.org/topic/cloud/microsofts-surface-rt-doomed-from-day-one/

So much for remaking Microsoft into a devices and services company, Ballmer.
[Windows RT General] orangekid:
The SP was a great idea and I think it's awesome, the RT was destined to fail.

Who wants a crippled down version of Windows that lacks app support and isn't really good for much? For the price of an RT you can get a Nexus 10 or iPad 4, I don't understand what they were thinking.

What they should do now is have a fully featured windows 8.1 that runs on ARM to make these things relevant...
[Windows RT General] SixSixSevenSeven:
I have no idea what you have been smoking or what shops you buy from, but the Surface RT cost less than an iPad 4 before its price was cut, let alone now that its had its price reduced.

The iPhone lacked app support when it came out, as did android, the iPad only had the advantage of running iPhone apps (albeit poorly, iOS APIs don't seem to tailor well to 1 app multiple screen size resulting in stretched or letter boxed apps requiring specific modification for larger/smaller screens).

The only crippling on RT vs 8 is the ability to run unsigned code and 3rd party drivers. RT itself technically does everything 8 does and then throws in Microsoft office to boot.

Who wants the RT? Those who want a proper web browser and office suite instead of some cut down android or iOS app (I will give a few office suites on android and IOS kudos for making decent apps but they don't compare to open office let alone MS office. I am yet to be satisfied by any mobile web browser, chrome for android is best I have found but it still has hissy fits).

But yes, 8.1 should be unshackled to literally be windows 8 on arm (many tools already exist for compiling arm applications so not much needs to change there other than perhaps updating a few bits of documentation and officially supporting then). Unlocking UEFI and perhaps documenting some more device information to pave the way for 3rd party operating systems would be nice but not likely to happen.
[Windows RT General] bydandie:
I've read this thread with interest, Windows RT isn't a cut down version of Windows but a Tablet version of Windows 8. This version allows me to access Office documents (which are prevalent in Google Apps, Office 365 or inhouse) natively, which currently requires a desktop environment.

I have an iPhone and iPad for pleasure and a Lumia 920 for work. I take my work laptop to most meetings to do nothing more than look at Office files that aren't complex, so why do I need full fat Windows with the full range of issues that follow it? I use about 10 apps daily on my devices, so as long as I can do my job, the amount of apps on the Apps store doesn't matter. With the recent price drop, the Surface RT (with keyboard) is now cheaper than a 16Gb iPad and can do more natively for work, so I've ordered one.

RT will still have a future for companies who wish to allow staff to consume their documents on the move and have a level of control over them. The thing I find amusing is the people who want to use a tablet to work with non-touch enabled apps, I've trialled the Latitude 10 at work and it's like Windows Mobile 6.x, a lovely touch portal grafted onto an ancient UI. Once people realise that full fat Windows doesn't work on a tablet, we'll see more Windows Modern apps, which will benefit RT.
[Windows RT General] Myriachan:
Windows locked to run only Metro programs offers no benefit over iOS and Android. Surface RT's only advantage is Office, which apparently not enough.

If Windows programs could have been ported directly to Surface RT, it would have allowed Surface RT to fill a niche of being a tablet that can be converted to a low-end laptop as needed. Instead, it was locked to an inferior App Store ecosystem and an included desktop mode that more or less can't be used.

Microsoft clearly has no intention of unlocking the ARM desktop -- they just spent significant engineering effort in Windows 8.1 *just* to lock out the RT jailbreak. They invalidated all their old certificates, created new types of Secure Boot policies, and created a new type of Protected Process just to protect csrss.exe from the type of attack the jailbreak allowed. Rather than make 8.1 suck less, they spent programming resources locking down RT even harder.
[Windows RT General] bydandie:
The advantage of Office is not to be underestimated, the reason why it is is not the case simply due to the overwhelming noise about it not being a desktop O/S in the media. I understand your feelings on this, as this website is for the hackers (in the old use of the term), but the simple fact is that the desktop is nothing more than a runtime environment for Office apps.

The bigger issue to me is the insistence in constraining what Modern UI apps can run on the surface (e.g. Chrome), if the apps come through the App Store then surely security is still in the control of Microsoft?

For me, the tightening down on the jailbreaks is a good thing for the enterprise. That said, it must be possible to allow me to lock the device down and ensure it stays that way and for you to open it up if you wish?
[Windows RT General] StarLog:
The RT tool for those that want to take or get their documents from off property.

Unfortunately, our company s a govt. contractor, andwe canonly VP into or Juniper equipment SSL VPN, NOT IPsec.

Some could take an encrypted hard drive with their documents. So until they release drivers for Juniper appliances, we are stuck.
[Windows RT General] ctitanic:
You saved my time writing the reply.
[Windows RT General] GoodDayToDie:
Multiple user accounts. Flashplayer. Full file system browsing. "Root" out of the box. Symmetric multi-window multitasking. Full desktop browser (dev tools, cookie management, security settings, etc.). Built-in scripting. Official support for developing apps in four different programming languages (five if you count XAML, which is in fact Turing-complete). Access BitLocker-encrypted removable storage. Extreme tweakability (registry, management console, and policy editing). Live tiles. Very good multi-monitor support. Built-in Windows Networking support, including Homegroups. No-cost app sideloading.

Those are advantages of RT, stock and unmodified, over either iOS or Android (or both), not even mentioning Office. If you want to talk about *Surface* RT, then there's things like the USB host port, the microSDXC slot, the Touch and Type covers, the external display port, the kickstand, and the extremely durable body.

There are a number of things that the desktop is useful for - I hate the "Modern" web browser, but IE10 is nice, for example - but otherwise I agree with this part.

I don't think they spent nearly as much effort as you think. To me, this was more of a least-effort project. Changing the signing keys and root keys is trivial; it's probably literally a one-line change to the root build script plus a few seconds generating new keys. Not sure about the Secure Boot policy thing. The "creation" of a "new kind" of Protected process was nothing of the sort, though; the Protected status for a process (which has existed since Vista) is used on DRM-relevant programs (media players, etc.) to prevent debuggers from being attached to the process. There are ways around it on a desktop, with enough effort, but the easiest ones require a kernel debugger or modified system binaries. It's another one-line change, though (setting the CREATE_PROTECTED_PROCESS flag in the CreateProcess call).

With all that said, I can't really disagree with your perception of Microsoft's interest in allowing the unlock. At best, they are only mildly opposed to such a concept; they certainly aren't in favor of it ("they" being the folks in charge of the Windows division). Sigh... idiots. The best I can hope here is that either the recent re-org shake up of the company has shaken somebody with sense into the relevant position (unlikely, given who ended up where in Windows) or the massive slap in the face (and stock price) from RT's lack of success has scared some sense into them.
[Windows RT General] Myriachan:
csrss.exe, lsass.exe, and smss.exe are a new type of protected process, a "light" protected process. See 8.1's new ntoskrnl.exe export PsIsProtectedProcessLight to complement PsIsProtectedProcess. Also, there's a certificate EKU marking those three executables as requesting to be a Light protected process.

As far as I can tell, from talking with a friend of mine, the main difference between Vista DRM protected processes and "light" protected processes is that the DRM processes have extra kernel-level obfuscation and tamper detection in peauth.sys, whereas "light" protected processes only have the protected process access denial stuff in ntoskrnl.exe.

8.1 added an entirely new Secure Boot policy, the "kits" policy. In Kits mode, Windows RT allows you to run the diagnostic tools in the WDK on locked-down devices, but nothing else special. This was added to assist OEMs running hardware verification for their new RT devices. The intent seemed to be to require a special utility to put RT into Kits mode that would only be given to OEMs under NDA, but as we know, Microsoft screwed that up and put it and the signed policy file into the public preview WDK. Hence the on-screen warnings about protecting confidentiality when you run SecureBootDebug.efi.

The reason for this policy change appears to be so that only OEMs could run the debuggers, in order to prevent cdb.exe from becoming the bootstrap of a jailbreak like in 8.0. There is no other reason to do this other than to block what was done in the RT 8.0 jailbreak - the Kits policy concept doesn't exist on non-RT platforms.

wldp.dll, the RT-specific Windows Lockdown Policy DLL, is very different in 8.1 than 8.0. It's way more than a few lines of code.

There is also the matter of timing. Using csrss.exe to break into kernel space to bypass driver signing has been done since Vista, and Microsoft never made security updates for them. (In fact, NtUserSetInformationThread(7) is still not fixed in 8.1.) Protecting the kernel from LocalSystem was never a real priority in that time. What changed between 8.0 and 8.1 that made them change their mind?
[Windows RT General] GoodDayToDie:
Ah, my bad, you're right. Wow. What a ridiculous waste of effort.

Mind you, they did the same idiocy with WP7, although I now suspect the interop-lock was actually less new code than the 8.1 changes. Of course, that proved to be only a temporary set-back for most of the WP7 devices. Hopefully, the same will be true with RT8.1. It's still a massive waste of time, both theirs and ours.

Way to shoot yourselves in the foot, Microsoft. I wonder how many bugs went un-fixed, how many features were cut, to spare the developer and tester time needed to reduce the usefulness and appeal of your product? I'd really love to see the person responsible for that decision attempt to justify it to the shareholders (who are probably calling for blood right now at the news of how badly RT is doing in the market)...
[Windows RT General] e.mote:
>Has Microsoft abandoned hope for RT?

MS' reported strengthening of RT's DRM would apparently answer the above question. If RT were to be abandoned, then why bother?

In the same vein, Surface RT's failure isn't indicative of whether RT (aka the ARM platform) is being abandoned. It's what MS will do next that will matter. If MS will introduce another (ARM) RT model in the 2nd wave--as expected--then we know the Windows RT will live on. The ARM architecture is too important to ignore, if MS has any plan at all to compete against Android.

What's pointless to me is the kvetching about MS' walled-garden model, and how it dares to fix holes in its security! What's the point of having security if you don't patch the holes?

MS' copycatting of Apple's model is why I'll never migrate to Metro. But I accept it for what it is, rather than complaining about how I think it should be. It is a closed platform. If you can hack it, feel free. If not, don't ***** about how MS is impeding your efforts. It acts according to its perceived interests, not yours.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kidromulous:
SOLVED My dialer force closes now when i try to make calls. it wont work at all on sense but works fine on aosp roms. Can someone give me a hand with this i have no idea what else to do. Right now the dialer disappears completely right after I try to dial a contacts number. I tried clearing application data etc. Nothing seems to be working.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
You might try making a logcat and posting it here. Hopefully somebody that knows what they are looking at can pinpoint your issue.

The advice is free....the bandwidth, not so much
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] thicklizard:
When you are going from aosp to Sense are you wiping properly? System, factory reset, dalvik cache, and cache?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kidromulous:
Yes I was but I found the problem. Twrp. It was using rm-rf and not actually wiping the system at all so what I had was a big mess. Switched to clockwork mod wiped and everything returned to normal. Thanks guys.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] corcgaigh:
you can select not use rm-rf in twrp settings and if you read up about clockwork mod its not recomended for the LTE. Something about corrupting partitions
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aamir.Badat:
Hopefully I'm posting in the right section.

I just have a few questions for this device

1. Will flashing a custom kernel/ROM fix battery drain and overheating problems?

2. Will touring rooting the device void my insurance policy not warranty insurance policy?

3. How good is battery life for this device with a custom kernel?

Hopefully some members are kind enough to answer these 3 questions.

Have a nice day

Aamir.Badat
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcmaddox1:
1) some kernels, such as francoKernel do fix most battery drain. Paired with CM10.1 or AOKP, you should have no issue on battery.

2) yes, as per with any phone, rooting will void warranty as far as I'm aware.

3) I get 2 days out of my phone on light to medium usage with francokernel and Cm10.1
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aamir.Badat:
I mean insurance policy from a 3rd party company not manufacturers warranty my friend.

Also what about the overheating issues?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
You would need to check with your insurer. How would we know what the policies of this unnamed insurance company are "my friend?"

Undervolting the CPU helps tremendously with heat issues.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aamir.Badat:
Okay that's true

So I will root and flash the Franco kernel but one more question is paranoid android a good ROM with Franco kernel or is there a specific ROM I need to use?

Thanks for all the replies greatly appreciated :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monte666:
If you have assurion insurance you can smash it with a hammer for all they care is still 130 to replace a phone
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] capcanuck:
You can pretty much pair any ROM with any kernel, it just depends on your taste. PA is a good ROM if you like a lot of customization. For reliability smoothness and speed I recommend rasbeanjelly with fauxs kernel.. Have fun!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aamir.Badat:
One more question how do I root 4.2.2 the toolkit only roots 4.2.1 any insight is appreciated thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
Do yourself a huge favor by not using a toolkit. Try this instead:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2018179

Also, please thank some of the people who have helped you as well as the creator of whatever method you use to root. There is a button specifically for that.
[HTC Droid DNA] Zerios1`6:
This is my first post so if I seem a little noobish I apologize.

I have a DNA that I need to revert back to stock to make an insurance claim on it. I have tried everything but I can't get the RUU to bring me back to stock. I have tried installing and uninstalling drivers, I have used ADB and fastboot to try and flash stock recoveries and boots to see if that would help me flash but no matter what I do I always see the same error:

Error 170: USB CONNECTION ERROR

I have looked online for threads on how to get around it but none of them have worked so far. I am running windows 8 64bit. I don't really know what to do as I need to have my phone sent out as soon as possible. Below is what my bootloader reads:

*** TAMPERED ***

*** RELOCKED ***

MONARUDO PVT SHIP S-OFF

CID-22222222

HBOOT-1.33.0001

RADIO-1.00.00.1023_3

OpenDSPv4.120.240.0920

eMMC-boot

Jan 15 2013,19:37:51:-1

Thank you for the help in advance!
[HTC Droid DNA] .torrented:
I know this might sound strange but it might be a win8 issue... open CMD and while your phone is plugged in and USB Debugging enabled do an adb devices and see if it can detect the phone

dont do this till you get unrooted and stock rom after you get back to a stock rom get your hboot screen to look 100% stock take a look at this thread (the Number 2 section): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2160677
[HTC Droid DNA] Zerios1`6:
That is what makes it very strange. Both ADB and fastboot will recognize the phone just the ruu will not. I can issue commands in both adb and fastboot and the phone responds. Also for the ruu I should be in fastboot usb mode right? I have also disabled digitally signed drivers in windows 8.
[HTC Droid DNA] RLGL:
The RUU is run from the desktop. If the phone is connected and gives a return when looking for devices doubleclick on the RUU and let it run.

It may require additional input from you.
[HTC Droid DNA] .torrented:
Yeah in fastboot USB mode... Run it as admin, see if that works
[HTC Droid DNA] Zerios1`6:
I am running the ruu from the desktop but it still will not recognize my phone.

I have tried running it as an admin but still won't recognize the phone. When I do compatibility checker it freezes up the program and it won't run at all.
[HTC Droid DNA] RLGL:
What happens when you run "ADB Devices"
[HTC Droid DNA] Zerios1`6:
has numseen

ADB sees the phone and gives me the output of the device. It can see that it is there.
[HTC Droid DNA] Azbulldog:
I had no luck getting the RUU to open at all on Windows 8 or the drivers working on a Windows 7 VM that I eventually partitioned my laptop's hard drive and installed the same Windows 7 media on the physical hardware. The RUU then ran fine with the phone in fastboot and with just admin rights. To save headaches that would be my suggestion.
[HTC Droid DNA] Zerios1`6:
I'll try that on my windows 7 laptop. I didn't have access to it these past few days and I was trying to find a way to do it on my windows 8 PC but if I have to do it on Win7 then I will. Thanks for the tip.
[HTC Droid DNA] Zerios1`6:
This still did not work. I am at a loss completely now.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danthepan124:
I can't make a account because I don't have a credit card

I wanted to make an account to buy apps, is there around not needing a credit card? I was gonna use Moneypak greendot cards to put money into it.

EDIT: I got an account set up without a credit card, how can I add funds?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Prowling:
OMG , please help!! I am afraid my xda thinks my headset is in my device while it is in fact not. I found this in another topic

Has anyone found a solution for this?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Carlos:
You tried a soft reset? A hard reset? If that doesn't fix it, then you have a hardware problem.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Prowling:
tried it, it didnt work. Now it started acting normal today out of the blue, so i am happy, but still afraid that it will happen again.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Carlos:
This is a hardware problem then. There's a slim chance you could fix it using a contact cleaning spray, if you're comfortable opening the device. You can also exchange it under warranty, or have it repaired by a third party such as Pocket PC Techs.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Prowling:
Hmm,...I am thinking about getting it repaired under warranty then. Response time at o2 isnt very high however.
[Xperia Z Themes and Apps] manish.t92:
Anyone can reduce size of softbutton please tell me.
[Xperia Z Themes and Apps] allevi:
R: Reduce size of soft button?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38632615

:)

Inviato dal mio C6603 con Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Z Themes and Apps] manish.t92:
Thankss
[Xperia Z Themes and Apps] manish.t92:
When i flashed these files it show failed, it is not working.
[Xperia Z Themes and Apps] Clark Joseph Kent:
OP please read from Forum Rules on Searching, before opening a new thread...Thank You.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] warfexion:
Ok so I got my Galaxy s3 today and it seemed awesome and very responsive but I just previously had both Nexus devices so of course I'm rooting it, I had some problems rooting the first time but I seemed so fix them but now my problems seem like they are within the ROM itself.

For example on Synergy with Ziggy Kernel I get pretty laggy and I have no LTE? Can somebody tell me how to get LTE back?

Also why when I flash other roms like Hyperdrive I have issues with aroma failing at the end but booting up to a boot screen of Verizion LTE when I'm on AT&T.

But when I flash intergalactic ROM I get my 4G back, also my other question is will it show an LTE if its 4G LTE because on some roms it will have no 4G or show the 4G.

I was wondering if anybody had any solutions to these problems because I'm really trying to figure this device out, thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] diablo009:
1, 2, 3. For ROM related issues, its best to post in the ROM thread.

2. Intergalatic shows 4G and 4GLTE for 4G and LTE respectively. As for showing 4G or 4G LTE it would be on the ROM DEV. Check in the thread itself.

For missing 4G, check your APNs after installing a ROM. Some AOSP ROMs need APN to be added manually after flashing them.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 20degrees:
Got a update notification about 2 hours ago for the s3. Anybody else get this? I didn't update it yet.

Phone is/was on latest already.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Towle:
Take a screenshot and post it here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1889223
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Naaser:
What version are you have ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 20degrees:
4.1.1. Root 66
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Dano79:
How did you get a ota update message on a rooted rom ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 20degrees:
Updates still show on root66 roms. If you update, you'll just lose root.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] EtherealRemnant:
Its stock rooted so if OTA hasn't been disabled it will come through although you could lose root.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] myowin:
Any screenshot?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 20degrees:
What will a screenshot do? Honestly?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Towle:
An OTA update will fail as long as your system status is 'modified'
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] semorebutts123:
if you're on DLJA it could just be the DLJC update
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 20degrees:
It's on dlja. Thought that was the latest?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 20degrees:
I guess dljc is the newer one. Guess I flashed the older root 66 by accident.

Sorry guys. Guess I goofed.