yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] chocodough:
I was wondering how many times you can update the ROM on the XDA?

Since you are basically flashing a firmware onto a reflashable eeprom, I figured there has to be a limit as to how many times you can do it.

I bought a Tmobile XDA which I am running on AT&T Wireless. I played around the the XDA Developers Special ROM. It wasn't bad, but I figured I wouldn't use most of the stuff in there. I did like that it unlocked my phone however. :)

I ended up putting on the AT&T ROM form the Siemens website. I ended up putting it on twice. The first time it didn't put on the updated radio stack, so I hadda redo it again to get it all on.

I am very much interested in the 2003 version, but as much as I use beta software on my PC, I figured I'd wait for the final release of 2003 from the OEMs.

All in All this is a great place. I just got the thing yesterday although I been reading the forums here for a few days. Already leaned alot. :)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] itsme:
according to this intel doc they have tested their chips to be reliable upto at least 100000 times

flashing.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] rpc:
I agree with that now is my 99999 times i have one more flashing, and i am finish... just joking i can not seems to count how many times i flash the memory. :lol:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] devilakos:
Hello people,i found some interesting build prop tweaks that will make ics ui less laggy....ecpecially have you ever noticed the lag of settings app?it kills me when i open settings menu

anyway more action less words

#requires:

-Hands,fingers,brain

-Xperia 2012 device ( P,U,Sola,Go)

-root

-root explorer or anything similar explorer that can edit system files

#step 1

open root explorer,go to /system ,mount it r/w and then longpress on build.prop and press *open in text editor*

#step 2

add those lines at the end of the file-text(please backup first):

persist.sys.NV_FPSLIMIT=60 ~useless on our devices ,sorry

persist.sys.ui.hw=1

ro.vold.umsdirtyratio=20

ro.wmt.blcr.enable=0

Added 8/8/13

debug.sf.hw=1

debug.performance.tuning=1

video.accelerate.hw=1

debug.egl.profiler=1

debug.egl.hw=1

debug.composition.type=gpu

added tweaks(thanks should go on mrsatan and on one random guy at google):

ro.max.fling_velocity=12000

ro.min.fling_velocity=8000

view.scroll_friction=10

windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=280

ro.min_pointer_dur=8

ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=0

ring.delay=0

press menu button and then press save and exit

mount r/o

#step 3

reboot your phone (if someone asks me what is reboot i will shoot his head)

#step 4

post a comment and tell if it is working or not and thank me if you consider that i helped you

#step 5

continue your life
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] XqepX:
AW: Eliminate Lag(and on settings menu)

Haha my settings doesn't lag :P :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] devilakos:
Nice try :P

mine lagged and those tweaks helped me :P
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] XqepX:
AW: Eliminate Lag(and on settings menu)

Anyway. Hope it helps people who have laggy settings :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] LilBlinx:
Re: Eliminate Lag(and butter smooth settings menu)

It makes the phone slower than before. I'll remove it
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] cbd dvd:
work in 2011 xperia?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Dimas941:
Re: Eliminate Lag(and butter smooth settings menu)

Try it and you will find your answer
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Min3r:
Hey mate,2 of your 3 tweaks won't work with our phones. The first line is used to set An fps limit to nvidia gpu but we have Malis on our phone. The second tweak is related to the buffering of sd via USB, and I believe it only works in gb. And the last one disables zygote loader which honestly I don't understand at all :( maybe someone more informed could clear up the doubt :p

Appreciate the effort to share though :)

Cheers
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tadhara:
I dont know if it's only a placebo effect, but it seems less jumpy, thanks :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] devilakos:
add and the new tweaks ive added and you will have smoother scrolling and less call delay
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tatsu91:
Basttery consume increased

the battery consume its a lot more since these tweaks.....i dont know why.....unninstalled
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] draganz:
Greenify make your phone fast
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] AmG77:
are all those script needed to eliminate lag on settings? or there is only a specific one?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] devilakos:
actually those are tweaks to make scrolling(or however it is spelled) faster and smoother..and i noticed that those tweaks made and settings menu smoother.

these last tweaks make call ringtone ring without any delay...

(ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=0

ring.delay=0)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Stoyanov:
good one .thnx
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Kidy973:
Reduce time needed to pick up a call ? Cause it takes like 10 sec for slider to appear on the screen and many call are missed.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] devilakos:
yes those tweaks are for reducing call delay to minimum... but 10 seconds :eek: ? anyway try them(The two last) and report back please (and be sure that those lines are not allready on build prop....... if they are there just change the values [numbers] )
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] deewfrank:
Amazing! Thanks, so much smoother :)

Sry for my bad eng. thanks.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Xperia_Fans:
Is this really consume more battery??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] devilakos:
dont really know :P but i dont feel more battery draining..

.you can try them and see for yourself
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Kidy973:
Improvement in scrolling, but no improvement for phone (at least 8-10 sec to be able to hang up), it must be due to extend battery mode. I will try without it.

And no battery draining for me
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Xperia_Fans:
Thanks I would try it later
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Bassheadzero:
Lol.. This trick makes my UI smoother..

Scrolling is much better in my XS
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] StinkyToilet:
Add these lines too:

debug.sf.hw=1

debug.composition.type=gpu

debug.egl.hw=1

debug.egl.profiler=1

debug.performance.tuning=1

persist.sys.use_16bpp_alpha=1

persist.sys.use_dithering=1

video.accelerate.hw=1

It will boost the devices better :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ichambi:
Thanks, these tweaks make my phone smooth. Really! Thank you!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] snip3rb0y:
It works on stock sola 4.0.4 !

No more lag in settings, it's super smooth like butter :P

-----------------------------------------

Edit : heavy battey draining :eek:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Encang_Rojali:
Not work for me....slow than before

XU here

Sent From C6603 Using xda premium
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Smartid:
Work on jb?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Pandemic:
Yes [MENTION=4652235]Smartid[/MENTION]

This tweaks and more we have in our JB MoonBreaker v1.0 and in 2.0 rom;)

..::[ Pandemic ]...:: Face The Insanity With My Xperia P

.....:::: Jelly Bean Moonbreakers Member 4 Ever ::::....
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sadiq23:
Yes indeed we have!

...:::[ Sadiq23 ]...:::Recognized member of Jelly Bean MoonBreaker Rom for Xperia P:::...$23...:::.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Smartid:
Btw now I'm using rom moonbreakers v2, so I don't need use this mod again, right..?

Sent by My Xperia P LT22i using xda premium
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sadiq23:
No! You don't need to!;)

...:::[ Sadiq23 ]...:::Recognized member of Jelly Bean MoonBreaker Rom for Xperia P:::...$23...:::.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] samuelrf:
Can i use this in my Xperia U with jelly bean by devswift1 v2? Will I notice the difference?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Pandemic:
No you cant use this on JB;)

Sent From My Xperia P
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] samuelrf:
Ok thanks anyway :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Pandemic:
Aaah sorry my bad, i thought it was the nxtlockscreen.apk thread, but yes [MENTION=4983875]samuelrf[/MENTION]

I guess you can use this on ICS;)

:::[ Pandemic ..:: JB MoonBreakers 4 Ever :..

Sent From My Lovely Xperia P
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] samuelrf:
So...can I use it on jb or no? Hahaha you confused me bro :confused:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Pandemic:
Yes you can use it on JB bro ;)

:::[ Pandemic ..:: JB MoonBreakers 4 Ever :..

Sent From My Lovely Xperia P
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] samuelrf:
Ok going to try thanks!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] devilakos:
Well i think that in jb lag is not present on scrolling so there is not much need of it...but try it amd report back if u want
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] co_mic:
It seems to use the maximum CPU frequency always in use.

Indeed, battery drain may increase.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] devilakos:
Are you sure? I dont see any tweak relate with cpu profile...but the battery drain(if any) may be caused from

the force gpu render tweaks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] TheForgotten1337:
Not bad, my phone run a little less laggy now :p Good job there! :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ajm786:
I've successfully rooted my phone with no problem and am running CM 10.1. Boot animation works fine, but when turning on my phone, I get no kernel splash screen (the screen you get right when you turn on your phone, before it hits the CM boot animation). It stays black, then after a little bit, goes right to CM boot animation.

I tried to make my own kernel splash using this method, but it made no difference. I'm running the latest TWRP. Is there any way I can get a splash image to show?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
A few ROMs are like this it's the kernel though.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ajm786:
I tried "two" kernels. Right now I'm using ktoonsez's kernel (I thought he had a splash screen in it), and I also used CM 10.1's default. Neither of them had a kernel splash screen. Is it just because those two that I'm not seeing any splash screen?

Of note, is that when I'm getting ready to enter TWRP recovery, I DO see the normal Samsung Galaxy SIII splash.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LuigiBull23:
For some reason these later aosp based kernels don't support splash screens..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ajm786:
Thanks for confirming that for me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] speedygonzo:
I can confirm that also. AOSP kernels do not have a splash screen, but stock and Touchwiz based ROMs/kernels do have a splash screen.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nuc noob:
View attachment 1812941

I've seen this file across various phones. Have not figured out what it does tho. Is this throttling data, or device actions? If anyone knows, please share. Also, if this dies throttle data, will removing it negatively affect mobile data...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] xKrisx:
Well throttling due to reaching a certain data extreme is not handled on the device side. It is handled on the back side of the network. So if your thinking of that kind of throttling then no. That is not what that is.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nuc noob:
Well, not so much as being throttled for exceeding a limit, I was just wondering if this is like a rev limiter on a car, where data speeds are limited to a certain amount. I know Sprint says they don't, but I've been doing speed tests for the last two years and they've been getting slower and slower. LTE was fast for me while they where testing, now, it's about as slow as everyone else's 3g. Probably due to their overloaded, antiquated subsystems. I'm just wanting to know what it is that these here files do if anything.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] xKrisx:
I dont think so as these files have been found across several devices and carrier's. You can always just rename them by adding .bak to end of the file and see if it makes a difference.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Where those files are located they would throttle something in the cpu/gpu or ram if it was hardware. More likely it's throttling something on the software side. may be there to prevent max clock speed spikes on the limited cpu/gpu or throttle software accelerated functions like ui rendering, fps caps etc. There's little to no chance they would have any effect on data speeds other than the scan intervals.

☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆

I like to break stuff! :D
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
I have made an effort to see if the issue I am encountering is found elsewhere in the forums, but I have not seen a similar posting so I hope someone would be kind enough to assist me with this issue.

I was attempting to port my droid 4 over from verizon to page plus, following instructions in a different forum (verified by others) and I have completely killed my droid 4.

It will not boot, it is not recognized by my computer, holding the volume/power buttons does nothing, holding the power/home keys does nothing. I have the latest motorola drivers

I am guessing this is a hard brick where there is nothing left for me to do except sell the phone for parts (purchased from craigslist).

Is there anything that I can do? I really appreciate any help offered, thanks for your assistance!
[Motorola Droid 4] The Magician Type 0:
If your phone needs fastbooted and your D4 is out of juice, you're really screwed.

The only way to give it enough power to flash it back to working condition is get a factory cable that allows flashing without a charged battery or look up a how-to on stripping a usb cable and manually charging the battery.

Otherwise it's a brick.
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
Thanks for your response! The battery was fully charged and I have a factory cable attached to my computer. I have RSD Lite and a the latest droid file to flash - the problem I am having is that the Droid 4 will not connect to my computer. Am I dead in the water?
[Motorola Droid 4] The Magician Type 0:
Definitely not. Keeping the battery alive is key. Install the latest usb drivers. There's a link in the first post of this thread:

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=206972
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
Dead Droid 4

Ok - I have been to that forum post before and the issue I am having is that the phone is not bootable. I cannot do a factory reset, I can't get it to boot period. As such it is not recognizable to my laptop via usb and therefore isn't able to be found through RSD lite.

From what I read in the link you set, as well as many other forums, it seems that their phones will boot and get stuck at a particular boot location. My phone (I have no idea what happened to it) is just black, doesn't turn on, doesn't provide any indicators (such as a charging light or network - nothing).

I have not been able to find a forum that indicates if there is anything that can be done for a 'non-booting' droid 4, the only thing I found was for creating a Jig for a Samsung phone that was bricked and wouldn't boot.

I do appreciate your help and thanks for your posts!
[Motorola Droid 4] The Magician Type 0:
Let me try and understand better. Can you turn the phone on at all? Splash screen? Boot logo? Fastboot screen? If you need to fastboot your device you only need it to boot into the fastboot screen by performing a button combo.

If you have absolutely no way of turning it on or getting it to a fastboot screen, you'll need a motorola factory cable...
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
Dead Droid 4

Hello Magician, I cannot turn on the phone at all - no splash screen, no logo - no nothing. I do have the motorola usb cable that came with the phone.
[Motorola Droid 4] The Magician Type 0:
There's a difference between the cable that comes with the phone and a "factory cable." A factory cable is one that has been modified to be flashable without a well charged battery.

If your battery is dead and you don't have a working os that supports charging, you won't be able to turn the phone on without a modified cable or hijacking a cable to manually charge the battery.

If the phone does have a working battery, you should be able to access the fastboot screen
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
Dead Droid 4

Ok, I see - that was not very clear to me before and I thank you for your assistance! I will purchase one now from ebay and will give a whirl when the cable comes in.

You're great, thank you for your time and patience! :)
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
link to motorola factory adapter from team black hat

only $10, and when I ordered 1 it took 3 days to get

it by passes battery, so phone can be flashed back to stock with xlm recovery file

Power off your phone, hold volume down button and press power button, until you see AP Fastboot Flash Mode

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install moto drivers Motorola_End_User_Driver_Installation_5.9.0

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download your recovery firmware image .XML recovery Files for Motorola Droid 4 (XT894)
[Motorola Droid 4] rruleford:
Try plugging it into the wall charger. I had same issue and that fixed it but then again maybe i got lucky
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
that may work, but moto phones require software to charge

if the software is wrong it will not charge
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
Dead Droid 4

Ok Shadow, I purchased and downloaded, great thanks for the links, it has been a challenge to find all of the downloads I have been needing. I am hoping persistence leads to victory. :)
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
that's why I started my list

sd_shadow's [Collection] of Links: FAQs, Guides, Rooting, SBFs, ROMs... - Google Docs
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
Dead Droid 4

Hi rruleford, I gave it a shot a couple of times and it didn't work. thank you for the suggestion!! :)
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
there is also a

Droid 4 Utility ICS Only recovery/root/safestrap
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
Dead Droid 4

I did use that utility when I was attempting to port over to page plus and this is where I started my trouble I think. the error was completely mine, I hit enter twice on my computer in the early stages of the sequence and the phone went black immediately after.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
could you post link to the method you were using to flash phone to page plus

you may need to put spaces in link, because you do not have many posts
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
Dead Droid 4

This is the post I followed:

www.howardforums.com/showthread.php...manual-activation-talk-text-mms-3g-and-rooted

I got stuck at the second screen.
[Motorola Droid 4] rruleford:
Sorry it didnt help. Hope all turns out well for you...
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
the 2nd screenshot? Choose option 1 Fastboot Restore 6.16.211 (ICS 4.0.4 Official OTA Software)

you used the droid 4 utility and not the razr, right?

so you didn't get to the rooting or CDMA-Workshop?
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
Dead Droid 4

I can't get anywhere now as the phone no longer connects to any utility. I used the razr as everyone indicated it should also work for droid. The connection didn't work anyway, when I got to the second screen and I was to choose option 1 Fastboot Restore - the utility returned a failure message. then I accidently hit enter again and the phone went black.

I didn't get beyond that point.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
razr firmware will not run on droid 4

you may be able to use same steps, but you need to use droid 4 utility

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that could have hard bricked your phone
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
Dead Droid 4

Ok noted. I do have the downloads completed from the links you sent, so I'm anxiously awaiting my cable. Hoping that I can get connected again....
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
have you tried a power reset

hold volume down and power button for 15 secs?

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which thread did you get that advice?
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
Dead Droid 4

Yep I did try this.
[Motorola Droid 4] alex94kumar:
i nearly made the mistake of flashing razr software to my d4 right when i got it too =X
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
Factory Adapter received

Hi Shadow, so I received the *adapter* today, I assume I plug the phone's USB cable into the adapter and use this to try to fix my phone? I'm not sure what to do with this, I was expecting a factory cable but got this adapter, no instructions on what to do with it.

I am fairly sure that the Droid 4 battery is dead by now, will this adapter charge the battery too?

thanks for your help.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
yes just connect to usb cable, and phone

no will not charge battery, but you can now try to flash xml recovery file

boot to ap fastboot mode, start rsd lite or the droid 4 utility
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
Pressing power & vol up + down concurrently. Hold all for 30 seconds.

Nothing happening.....
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
if you don't get anything on the screen, check windows device manager

look for, adb interface, or a device with a yellow triangle

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may look something like
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
Ok checked device manager - no yellow triangles but no 'other devices' either.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
no adb interface?
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
No. I checked with multiple USB ports on my laptop as well tested the laptop/cable (without adapter) on another phone I have. the laptop recognizes the other phone on the 3 USB ports, whether the tester phone is turned on or off, but it does not recognize or respond to the droid 4 (with adapter or without) at all.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
not sure what else can be done.

other than maybe you will get some sign of life, if you keep trying different combinations, of usb, charger, adapter, PCs and buttons
[Motorola Droid 4] orangechoochoo:
Hack up a usb cord and connect the wires directly to the battery terminals to charge it. Just use Google toget the details.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
normal warning I give for this is, use with care, you can fry your battery and/or phone

[Howto] Fix "Battery Low - Cannot program”

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don't think that will help though

if that would work, the Team Blackhat adapter would work
[Motorola Droid 4] orangechoochoo:
There may not be enough power coming out of the computer's usb port to bring the battery back from the dead, maybe he can connect the programming cable to the usb wallcharger instead?
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
Thanks for the suggestion, I have had the phone plugged into the wall charger for about 10 minutes, will let it sit for 30 just to see what happens.
[Motorola Droid 4] ambene:
I looked at the rigging of the modified charger (per your link shadow), I think I could do it safely enough but the battery does not come out of the xt894, so according to the steps provided, it doesn't seem like it would work. Without seeing the battery termination points inside the phone - I'm not sure that I could 100% guarantee that they would charge properly or at all.
[Motorola Droid 4] dbreezy187:
Why can't you use or make a factory cable?

Disregard I just read through it all...
[Motorola Droid 4] SharpnShiny:
1. If your phone has run out of power, some users on XDA say they have used replacement batteries in phone shops to get a second chance to unbrick.

2. Yesterday, I unbricked a Sony phone which appeared hard-bricked, no fastboot active, no response to hardware keys or software. I used flashmode to relock the bootloader and clean restore. Is this possible on Motorolas?
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
most motorola phones, including Droid 4, have a locked bootloader already