yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] senrai180:
So I've been living on these forums on and off, but the history is funny.

Now back to the apps. I've been searching and testing apps on the market that claim to fix lag, etc.

Apps I've used as steroids for the sk4g are:

Seeder, which clears occupied entropy

Game Booster 2, which helps with games like asphalt and psx emulators

Swapper, which adds free memory from internal using sd, but has a risk factor of shortening the life of it

and as of right now, I might buy juwe11's ram app, which looks well built. Try these apps out, as they've worked for me. All paid apps, with the exception of swapper, but are a school lunch's worth.

Ps. Can anyone update me on how bhuduven is doing? I lurk on galaxy tab2 and xperia play forums, so I've been abusing time on here. Love you all haha

Sent from my rooted gift from God 4G running a Gloriously Overdosed ROM using the expensive XDA app
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] ivoe:
Slow progress :c an he is not on the fourms for awhile as he posted in the original post

Btw try clean master and battery doctor works nice with me

I've been jumping from launcher to launcher try to find something Id like no luck tho :/
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] trhuseby:
Hello all. I was able to read from my 64MB SD card fine using XDArit, but when I attempt to write to it (or my 256MB SD card for that matter) I get the following error:

Failed to open device \\.\PhysicalDrive23.

I know XDArit can see the drive because it shows the first bytes in the screen. I have tried formatting the card with FAT and FAT32, no difference. This is the third SD card writer I have tried but I have gotton the furthest with it. Do I need to by a SPECIFIC SD card writer to work with XDArit?

Help!
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] trhuseby:
Never mind, fixed it myself.

I had to go back to the 1.0 verson which worked fine.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Peter Poelman:
Use XDAtools instead of XDArit. Much nicer, easier, better.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] nstream:
Hi guys. i installed a firewall on my phone, and i just wanted to ask as to what basic stuff i need to allow to use internet.

What i mean is that i have firefox on the phone, and if i block everything and only allow firefox, i cant browse internet. but if i turn off the firewall, i can browse normally.

So i was just wondering what else i need to allow to use firefox.

i hope you guys get what i am trying to ask here.:confused:
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] meskibob:
You could try opening ports 80 (default http) and 443 (default https), but isn't your question better directed to the maker of the firewall?
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] nstream:
ok got it to work, instead of blacklisting, i did white listing, and it worked well.

advisable for anyone who wants security to give it a try

if you would firewall your pc, then why not your phone?
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] biodiesel.ufo:
Which firewall application did you use? I tried Android Firewall, but it would crash all the time, and it would not store or display activity logs. I previously used Droidwall on my original Incredible running CM7 (Gingerbread) and it seemed to work very well with the white listing of applications.

I removed Android Firewall from the Dinc 4G today and have no idea if anything else out there will work on ICS or Jellybean
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] nstream:
i am using avast!

it does require root though
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] biodiesel.ufo:
Oh, I am rooted, S-OFF and running CM10.1 thanks to the hard work and inspiration of the developers here. I will look into Avast, thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Phiber2000:
I tried to implement Super Power Menu (Link) to stock 4.2.2.

I've done following to start:

java -jar apktool.jar if framework-res.apk
I: Framework installed to: C:\Users\xxx\apktool\framework\1.apk

Now I try to decompile and recompile framework-res.apk without changes. It fails:

C:\Users\xxx\Downloads\apktool1.5.2.tar>java -jar apktool.jar d framework-res.apk
I: Loading resource table...
I: Loaded.
I: Decoding AndroidManifest.xml with resources...
I: Regular manifest package...
I: Decoding file-resources...
I: Decoding values */* XMLs...
I: Done.
I: Copying assets and libs...

C:\Users\xxx\Downloads\apktool1.5.2.tar>java -jar apktool.jar b framework-res.apk
Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.directory.PathNotExist: apktool.yml
at brut.androlib.Androlib.readMetaFile(Androlib.java:164)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:183)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:176)
at brut.apktool.Main.cmdBuild(Main.java:228)
at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:79)
Caused by: brut.directory.PathNotExist: apktool.yml
at brut.directory.AbstractDirectory.getFileInput(AbstractDirectory.java:103)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.readMetaFile(Androlib.java:160)
... 4 more

What's wrong?

Could someone help me?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
Looks like a problem with apktool.yml. Is it located in the path the prompt is looking for it in?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Phiber2000:
I changed directory and used full path to targetfile and it worked. Thanks to your suggestion!

So I changed back to apktool folder and specified sourcepath now:

java -jar apktool.jar b framework-res framework-res_new.apk
W: Could not find sources
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
I: Building apk file...

That worked now. Perfect!

Then I "signed" the apk by replacing/inserting "AndroidManifest.xml" and folder "META-INF" to "framework-res_new.apk".

I will do nandroid, replace (unchanged) file and report very soon.

Greetings
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
Glad it worked. Reading command prompts is like a native tongue once you get the hang of it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Phiber2000:
Modified "framework-res.apk" worked. I only had to recreate Google account.

But modifying android.policy.odex resulted in bootloop.

I made following:

Deodex:

java -jar baksmali-1.4.2.jar -c core.jar:core-junit.jar:bouncycastle.jar:ext.jar:framework.jar:telephony-common.jar:mms-common.jar:android.policy.jar:services.jar:apache-xml.jar -x android.policy.odex

Made changes. (See attachment.)

Create dex:

dexopt-wrapper system/framework/android.policy.jar system/framework/patched_android.policy.odex $BOOTCLASSPATH

Restore signature:

busybox dd if=/system/framework/android.policy.odex of=/system/framework/patched_android.policy.odex bs=1 count=20 skip=52 seek=52 conv=notrunc

Replaced android.policy.odex

Result: Bootloop

Any suggestions? I got no errors.

Greetings
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Phiber2000:
I'm with my question in this thread at all right?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mumford67:
Using KFU v0.9.8 this evening, I was able to install TWRP v2.4.4.0 and FFF on my 1st gen KF, as well as to root it and install the GO launcher. I'm now interested in installing JB 10.1.

Before I do, however, I want to backup the device Using TWRP's backup feature, I am able to get to the point where it has backed up all 6 partitions. However, it appears to hang at "Updating partition details..." with the words "Generating MD5" at the top of the backup window. FWIW, I have tried it without MD5 and the same problem still happens but then it says "Backing up Android Secure" at the top.

Any ideas what may be causing this and a possible workaround? I'm hesitant to believe this backup will allow me to recover the KF later if needed.

Any advice is appreciated.

Many thanks,

Mumford67
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidSlave:
Run smirkit and flash COT Recovery instead of twrp and your issues will magically disappear.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mumford67:
That worked perfectly! As it is, came to realization that KFU had never installed Superuser privileges anyway. Had to readjust the batch file to allow enough time for the Kindle to reboot so that it could install Superuser.

Now I'm running with CM's latest Jelly Bean build and all is wonderful!

Thanks for the help!

Mumford67
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mebobbob:
Same boat but your solution is beyond my experience

Original KF, 6.3.2, KFU 98+, TWRP v2.4.4

I'm in the same boat, stuck at stuck at "updating partition details" TWRP v2.4.4 after seemingly successful backup.

I just used KFU to attempt root. Everything reported ok but there was no SU app listed in my Fire and Root Checker says i don't have root [like Mumford67]. Before doing anything else i decided to backup up everything [1296mb total, 3188mb was free]. TWRP reported 1255 MB TOTAL BACKED UP but now it's stuck there at "updating partition details".

I'm unfamiliar with smirkit and don't know what to edit in the .bat to allow more time to install superuser as Mumford67 described.

Right now my Kindle is on, stuck at:

[1255 MB TOTAL BACKED UP]

Updating partition details....

I really need some help, thanks

---------- Post added at 09:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:55 PM ----------

I grabbed my kahonas and just forced a reboot. No idea if the backup is any good, not gonna risk finding out. I sideloaded superuser.apk from KFU folder and that went fine, got my root access.

My objective was simply to get root and backup apps+data for my kids' games before loading jellybean. So far so good...
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidSlave:
Post back if you need help with anything.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] awidawad:
I'm going to update KFU with more time to upload superuser and I will add an option for COTR. Hopefully I will see less problems like this.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mebobbob:
thanks for continuous development, winging it for now

being a half-assed informed newb I used KFU to install COTR by renaming the COTR img to twrp.img in the KFU recovery folder [made a twrp.ori]. COTR installed and did the trick so now I have a couple of different configurations/ROMs backed up to toy around with.

I'm sure if I took more time to learn how it all works there'd be a more straight forward way, but... haha
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scalywhisper:
I am in similar situation. Mine is stuck at "backing up system". How would I force reboot? I am thinking no SU was installed. What can I do ? My wife will kill me if ive messed it up")
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] awidawad:
To force reboot hold down the power button until it shuts off then power it back on. Also, if SU wasn't installed then boot to TWRP, the under the reboot menu select system and if SU isn't detected it will install it for you. Good luck!
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jreink01:
I'm in the same boat, tried to backup on my ext sd and now its stuck at generating md5. How do I stop or cancel this safely?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
May need to force, power off
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jreink01:
Tried that, the only thing that worked was a battery pull. I thought I would ruin my ext sd but it looks like everything is ok. I just backed up successfully to internal. How come it hangs up on the generating md5 on the external sd but not on internal?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
Kindle Fire 1 doesn't have a removable SD card.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jreink01:
OK, thanks for trying to help.

---------- Post added at 10:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:56 PM ----------

Update - I did a battery pull and it just seemed to reboot it. Nothing wrong with my external SD card that I can see. I can successfully do a backup on internal but everytime I try on external it gets stuck on generating md5. I have searched google but can't come up with anyone that has had the same issue on the g3. It's a sprint with model LG LG 990.Any help would be greatly appreciated. Just a thought, are there any other recoveries that work on my model g3?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
This is a thread for the Kindle Fire 1, you should be asking in a thread for your device, because the answer maybe be different
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jreink01:
Sorry, I typed in search g3 twrp freezing and this is what popped up.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ociortan:
I firstly tried to backup with TWRP on sd storage without luck, after 1,30h I give up and canceled that darn thing (the error says: "create tarfork process ended with error:255") and tried to backup on internal storage where it seems it work like a charm. Backup completed in 767sec.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnnyderp:
I'm having the lock screen issues when i updated my friend's SGA2 to 4.1.2. Can i go back to stock GB? If so, how? And can someone provide me links on where i can download the stock GB? Thank you! I need this asap :( All i know is the method from Odin.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddikodroid:
1. Download this Russian firmware (It's full-package firmware)

2. Flash the firmware via ODIN.

3. Download your own firmware from HERE

4. Flash your own firmware via ODIN again.

You have to flash the Russian firmware first, or you device will be bootloop.

THANKS :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnnyderp:
Latest firmware info

GT-I8160 Galaxy Ace 2

PDA: I8160DXMA1

CSC: I8160OLBMA1

Added: 2013-0-8

How will i know if its GB?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arroyo:
@johnnyderp

Did you read XDA rules?

Y U NO use search option?

There is a whole thread that describes process of JB to GB downgrade. HERE

Also if you want to ask question, use Q & A Thread. Please do not open another thread that does not have any value added.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnnyderp:
Thank you.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Woody:
Moved to Q&A

Thread Closed and please use the links that arroyo provided.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MagentaJoe:
I bought my N7000 second hand and it came with a third party charger. Can someone tell me the ma rating of the original charger? TIA
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
1A 5V
[LG Optimus Black] 123r4ka456:
i just wanna ask, is there any way to disable "enter to send" feature on messaging app(Zeus 7.06)

already searcing on google + this forum, but no luck, i am looking at zeus tweaker too, but still, no option there.

oh, and btw, i am using ICS keyboard from market....

any help will be apreciated....
[LG Optimus Black] 123r4ka456:
so....50 view and no answer at all???
[LG Optimus Black] androcraze:
I don't use the default Messaging app. GO SMS Pro is feature-rich and has a feature to enable/disable enter-to-send.
[LG Optimus Black] 123r4ka456:
okay, thanks.

but i just wanna use stock message app.

go sms is to way heavy and bloated.

is there any hardcore tutorial??

like editing smali or something?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Pr20:
The reason I ask is I was looking into getting out of my Sprint contract ( too expensive due to change in financial situation, slow 3G etc) by paying ETF of 350$.

The thing is what do I then do with the sprint galaxy S3? I could unlock it but who would buy an unlocked sprint galaxy S3? Can it be used in India?

Thanks a lot for any answers.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
You can always sell it on Craigslist or eBay (without unlocking it), I think. If it's in good condition, you should still be able to get a decent amount for it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Yes you could sell it. I would not recommend Craigslist though, a lot of fraud going on recently

Make sure you advertise that it has a clean ESN

And it could potentially be used in India if there are CDMA carriers in whatever area you want to send it to, or would require flashing though

And idk where you're getting this "unlocked bootloader" thing...Samsung bootloaders come unlocked by default, that's why they're so easy to root
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Pr20:
Thanks for the replies. I am not talking about unlocking bootloader. I am talking about carrier unlocking.

Has anybody used a sprint galaxy S3 in India?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Oh sorry, I thought i read "bootloader" somewhere in there

But yes, you could unlock and flash it to a carrier in India. It would basically be the same as flashing to Boost or an American carrier just that you would need a donor phone on an Indian CDMA carrier to pull the info from
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] therenegadenail:
basically whats happening is im currently on fre3 rom and i want to try out liquid, but when i flash liquid my internal sd is wiped? everything from downloaded items, backups from titanium, to my twrp backups and anything in the internal sd is gone

now i suspect it has something to do with the way 4.2.2 roms deal with the users and that whole 0 folder thing, but my question is, is there any way to keep the contents of my sd card so liquid will see it?

because when i pop it into my pc, theyre gone gone, its not like they were overlooked (happened when i tried another rom)

any ideas?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoeFCaputo113:
No matter what, when you wipe your phone, it wipes internal memory....... At least I'm pretty sure..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] therenegadenail:
yea but to an extent no? i mean i always am able to restore things from titanium with no issue, also it erases twrp backups? thats never happened before

also i cannot delete that 0 folder at all, in phone or plug to computer, theres a folder in it, anbech? and in that theres a backup file? an sh file? it wont let me delete it at all
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoeFCaputo113:
Download ES File Explorer and you can delete it. Just make sure you don't delete important folders/files.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] therenegadenail:
i have es file explorer, and it still wont let me

if i restore back to my tw rom which is 4.1.2 the 0 folder is there, and its the only folder in there, and every time i try, it says i cant
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pathtologos:
This is not true. I've been installing custom ROMs for a long time and I've never had this. If you're restoring a 4.1.2 ROM (like FRE) and all your files are gone then you may have accidentally wiped your internal memory somehow. You are correct in saying that when you flash a 4.2.2 ROM, a new directory gets created called "0" but when flashing back to a 4.1.1 your old files should reappear, only with a new directory called "0.". The best way to avoid this problem all together is, whenever flashing from a 4.1.2 to a 4.2.2 ROM, before doing so copy all the contents of your internal SD card to your desktop (or external storage if you have the space), then when doing your wipes (just b4 flashing your new ROM), wipe your internal memory. Once you're all booted into your new ROM, go back to where ever you copied your internal SD card and copy them back to your internal SD directory. Again you only need to do this when going from a 4.1.x ROM to a 4.2.x ROM (or vice versa).

Good luck!

Hello my name is George and I'm a flashoholic.

EDIT: BTW, for future reference you should put your twrp backups on external.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] smartguy10:
External sd card doesnt get wiped when the upgrade from 4.1.1 to 4.2.2 as i have my backups stored on internal but should move them to external sd .
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CZ Eddie:
Are there any mods to disable the phone from waking-up when the home button is pressed?

I keep accidentally waking up my phone when I reach into my pocket, or when I'm cleaning the front screen.

I run AOSP ROM's, currently LiquidSmooth.

I know you can set the hardware keys to perform certain functions when the phone is awake, but not sure that you can disable a button for when the phone is asleep.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jordayum:
I just did this on stock rom, but it should still work on AOSP,

I'm assuming you're rooted, so go into your file manager app and navigate to /system/usr/keylayout and open sec_keys.kl as text.

On the line where it says

"key172 HOME WAKE"

Just delete the word wake and reboot, your home key should now function as it should minus the wake

Remember to backup for the worst case scenario
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CZ Eddie:
Thank you very much, Jordayum. That worked perfectly. I applied it to the volume up/down keys also. :good: :cowboy:
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] chocodough:
Ok I just bit the bullet and put on WM2003 .11 version and I have a question.

When I was running AT&T's A20 version, I had a phone icon on my Today screen which I could just click to get to the phone. Now with WM2003 it obviously isn't there anymore.

Being a bit new to the Pocket PC stuff, how can I put that back on my Today screen?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Peter Poelman:
Using your favorite file explorer, create a link in \Windows\Start Menu that points to "\Windows\cprog.exe"
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] maxlw:
Why don't you just press the green phone button?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] chocodough:
holy cow I didn't think of just pressing the Green phone button. LOL

@XDA

I still have a phone choice in my start menu, I meant I wanted it on my Today screen like it was previously.

Thanks guys.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] groston:
All,

Just a post to share some info - may not be news to most, but someone may find it useful.

Last night, I plugged my phone into an after-market wall charger, see http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1TX0K36623. This unit has worked well for the last couple of years, keeping my wife's HTC Hero (retired), my HTC EVO 4G, and her Samsung Galaxy S2 charged without any problems. However, after having had my Galaxy note 2 plugged in for four hours, the battery had not charged appreciably.

After doing some searching, largely in this forum, I discovered the issue with media indexing; and yes, on my phone, this process was consuming about 25% of the CPU (despite the fact that the total number of pictures and songs I placed on the phone can be counted with the fingers on both hands). I installed Rescan Media ROOT (which resolved the media scanning issue), but the phone still wasn't charging (with this charger - with another one, it charges just fine).

I know that the charger and cable are fully functional, so I was puzzled as to the cause. A little more research turned up the fact that the Note 2 draws more current than other phones, and I surmised that the problem was that the charger is simply not capable of providing sufficient current. I just ordered this charger, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875984917, and expect that charging issues will disappear.

So, bottom line: If you phone is not charging in the manner expected, check the charger. Even if it works with other devices, it may not work with the Note 2.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Nicgraner:
Not that it doesn't work so to speak, it just has a lower amperage than the note 2's charger. The note 2 charger is strong enough to quickly charge an iPad but if you're left with a knock off like the one you mentioned, if you turn off your phone or under clock it severely when your asleep it should get a full charge by morning
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Considering thats a 1A charger and the Note 2 charger is 2A of course its not going to be able to keep up with the draw of the device. You're putting in half of the recommended amperage and expecting the same results, not going to work. Most other devices use a 500mA to 1A charger so of course it will work for other phones. Most tablets use 2A chargers, the note being a phablet would need a minimum of 1.5A to not lose any power but barely charge, 2A to charge faster. Put the battery in a 1A ext charger and it takes almost 8 hours to charge from 0 - 100% with no draw from the device, add in device draw and it's just not possible to charge off a 1A while the battery is in the device.

☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆

I like to break stuff! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] anishannayya:
You need a 2A non-apple charger (or an apple charger with a modified USB cable).