yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] Vanilla Bean:
I'm wondering how to get the attention of a TB expert, hopefully today. I very recently had to replace the LCD screen on my EVO 4G and when I got it fired back up, I had a couple problems to try to sort out. The phone seemed unable to see my 8GB SD card so I decided to see if reflashing my ROM would fix it. I use A2SD to keep my apps on the SD and I also use Go Launcher for a few cosmetics and conveniences. I was seeing none of these till I reflashed. The ROM is a stock appearing Team Nocturnal job which seems very safe and reliable for me and my work. Short story, I got it seemingly back to what I had but was getting force close on google play services. I realized I'd forgot to wipe caches so I redid it and all seemed well. I had all my message threads, contact list, phone history, everything. I copied my SD to my PC and did a Titanium backup. Then I switched to a new 16GB SD and did it all again. I copied the FAT partition contents from my PC backup folder onto the partition on my new card, did a full wipe of caches and system stuff again, and flashed. Went to the store for TB again and restored. I got everything and then my "People" disappeared. I have my phone history but they are all now "(Unknown)". Contacts list had just Me and 2 others, possibly the first and last that had been entered. Now, mysteriously those 2 also disappeared leaving just my own self.
[General Questions and Answers] winsent1:
!!!

Rom ToolBox :)
[General Questions and Answers] aresbv2000:
Rom Toolbox Pro for individual app backup or Orange Backup for full android backup.Orange Backup has some nice features like online backup.Hope it helps.
[General Questions and Answers] fancyfree:
I like Titanium Backup ,and i use backup over clockworkmod recovery :)
[General Questions and Answers] annx10:
In my opinion, the best app for backups is Titanium. It has very options, and let save dates and apps.
[General Questions and Answers] Erik20t:
titanium backup is the way to go.
[General Questions and Answers] JCDentonMale:
+1 for Titanium Backup. It's very useful, if your device is rooted.
[General Questions and Answers] noobgs2:
My Backup Pro for apps, favorites and contacts.

CWM Recovery for Full Backup of the ROM.
[General Questions and Answers] rlluf13:
TB is good. :good:
[General Questions and Answers] :
Any1 tried carbon backup? Howz's it?

I hate my X and love my Next.......... Conditions apply*
[General Questions and Answers] Vanilla Bean:
I like TB Pro a lot although it recently terrified me when everything was restored except my contacts list of over 500 entries. I finally got them back somehow and then did a separate vcf export from the People menu to my SD card so they are safe no matter what. I need to also see if I can convert the list to be backed up in my google.account.
[General Questions and Answers] plexnor:
Use TitaniumBackup and your apps with data are on the safe side.
[General Questions and Answers] Negan:
I use a combo of app2zip and tb. I find app2zip restores apps faster and then go back to restore data with tb

sent from my 1920 overclocked note 2 running jedi xp12
[General Questions and Answers] vodailam:
I vote for Titanium Backup :victory:
[General Questions and Answers] Henri BR:
Well, I use and love both:

Titanium Backup Pro

Rom Toolbox Pro
[General Questions and Answers] Pokerizer:
I like nandroid, the selective restore is extremely handy
[General Questions and Answers] rminko:
TB

Titanium Backup is the best, no doubt
[General Questions and Answers] scott7seven:
titanium is always my favorite if rooted
[General Questions and Answers] GermanyGSG:
Yea, Titanium Backup is the best. Set the Compression to none and backup with data or without data makes it amazing! And from NAND backup, that's amazing too...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lanceamiillion:
So my galaxy nexus' power button won't work. At first I thought I had bricked my phone when it shut off and wouldn't respond to anything. Yet when I plugged it into a power source it showed that the phone was charging. And when I swapped batteries it would accurately show that the battery was charging and it would charge the battery. So I bought a jig and plugged it into my phone and it booted it straight into Odin Mode (I did not have to press the power button it just did it) and now my phone is in Odin Mode but I can't press the Start button well b/c my power button doesn't work. I have tried the jig with different batteries and I have tried powering the phone on without the jig, to no avail. I am assuming this is a hardware issue or is there some software issue that causes the Power Button not to work? And if it is a hardware problem is there an easy fix?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chenxiaolong:
Does anyone know if the Galaxy S4 will be using Samsung's new F2FS filesystem? It seems to perform quite well on flash based storage when compared to ext4 (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_39_fs&num=1)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hot_spare:
Interesting. I recall seeing articles on it few months back when it was launched.

With the way Samsung's marketing team is working, they won't be bothered with giving the details. We will probably get the details only after we get the phone in hand.

Being a Samsung developed filesystem, they should be the first to implement it. Also it makes sense in mobile industry as the filesystem has been developed specifically for flash-based storages.

But I believe that we are still away from commercial implementation as of now.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chenxiaolong:
Darn, I completely missed your reply :(

I read in some thread (maybe the one with the system dump?) that the S4 still uses ext4. I guess it makes sense though. They'd need a perfectly working fsck tool to recover from filesystem corruption from, say, pulling out the battery. I don't know, but that may already exist.

I'm also not sure if F2FS supports extended attributes, which is needed for SELinux in Android 4.2.

I do agree with you that there's still a lot of testing that needs to be done.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harise100:
AW: [Q] Will the S4 use the F2FS filesystem?

AFAIK a Linux kernel 3.8+ is required for F2FS.

I could imagine that it comes with KLP.

Just guessing...

Sent from my GT I9300
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hot_spare:
Interesting. Did a quick google search. F2FS was first introduced in Linux 3.8.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI1OTU

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTMxMTU
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] hoseth0711:
Hey guys

Im looking for a holo white/blue theme.

There should be no fancy stuff just white and blue colours instead of the grey ones as standard.

I once saw it for the Galaxy Nexus but i have never seen it for the N4. Does it exist?

TYIA

EDIT: Like this one but more stock looking http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1654546
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] c_86:
i kinda have a work around... i like the white too like you

personally i am using a MIUI style theme with a MIUI style launcher and works nicely.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nabbed:
I'd like to undervolt below the max cpu speed. Could someone suggest a reasonable voltage vs. speed table for a spring gs3?

Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Amizzly:
Hi,

If you are looking to undervolt, you have two options.

A. "Safe Undervolt"-

Steps:

1. decrease power -25mA at each clock speed

2. profit

B. Aggressive Undervolt

Steps:

1. Use ns tools of your choice to set the speed you want to test

2. Use setcpu to run a stress test for 10mins minimum. If you don't get any errors and it successfully completes, the clock is safe for daily use.

3. Lower the voltage -25mA after the completion of each stress test until the app becomes unstable.

Do the same process for every possible clock speed.

DO NOT forget to run a stress test and make sure it meets the requirements in step two every time you lower voltage or you will go into bootloop or something else that sucks.

Enjoy!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nabbed:
I was hoping someone already did that, so I could test their settings and see if they work for me :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Amizzly:
I agree, that would be nice.

However, you won't find any reliable preset voltage settings because something like undervolting is somewhat device-specific. Also, knowing what you're doing and knowing how to properly change and check your voltage settings will enable you to troubleshoot issues caused by undervolting more efficiently.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nabbed:
Thanks, I knew that already.

I was hoping to see what I mentioned in the OP.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] latis:
I HAVE ROM v4.00.05 but i can't see the section for the band change? i want to changed the band from 1900 to 900 but menu doesn't have the BAND section?

thx
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] cruisin-thru:
Hold down the on/off key while pushing the soft reset button with stylus...when bootloader appears, push the top right button on xda, you can switch bands from there.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] samerfam:
is there any other way to switch bands without going through the bootlaoder...it is not really practical when traveling as the thing hard resets itself and you loose all the data and have to RESTORE if you have your laptop or something..

isn't there any software that switches the band????
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] daveeckert:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you do an SD backup, then go to the bootloader and change the band, then reset and reload from the SD, it should be fine, right? I know if you're changing ROMs the backup is worthless, but in this case it shouldn't be a problem, should it?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] samerfam:
true about the SD, but for some reason every time I travel something goes wrong with my SD, suspecting the airport scanners? so I decided to lean more on activesyn and my laptop. It is still very inconvenient the non existence of the band tap...I cant figure out one good reason why it is not there??? :oops:
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] daveeckert:
Yeah, it's a bummer it's not there :(

However, just copy the SD backup to your laptop harddrive. That way, if the scanner craps out your SD, you've still got the backup (you don't need an SD reader, either, just ActiveSync the whole way). It's not like a ROM image; it's a normal file.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Qman:
I suggest you upgrade to a later ROM! :lol:

Just in case you haven't found out already entering boot loader may hard reset your device under WM2003, so do a backup first.

HTH
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] samerfam:
daveeckert:

I guess that's a good idea..but since I am going to access my laptop anyway what are the main advantages of copying the SD restore file over simply restoring through activesyn? is this faster???

Qman:

you are every where on all the websites..probalby you are the most famous guy for the pocket pc industry..I have been looking in other sites like pcpassion ...and there you are...I really admire the amount of effort that you put into the forums to help others...thanks a million...

as for upgrading to another Rom this has been in mind the problem is I am very new to all of this and honelsty reading more threads confuse me more. I want someone to tell me the EXACT steps of upgrading from my current version. as I understan that my version is locked and cant be upgraded or something???

Qman I also need your help on this weired bug..I can receive sms but can't send them..tried most of the tricks of changing +codes to trying from simcard to sending directly from the the outbox..nothing is working...the weired thing is when I change the sim card to another service provider;everything just works fine????

:idea: Any clues here..?? could this be the radio version or the rom?

thanks in advance...
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Qman:
Yes the SD backup/restore is a lot faster and really is the only way to go.

BTW Pocket Backup Plus is what I use.

Yea as far as the other forums goes, I try and give help where help is needed and thanks for the kind words. :wink:

As for the EXACT steps for upgrading the ROM I got that too and will include it at the end of this post, its a little outdated but its what I use.

As for the weired SMS bug been there seen that and the only thing that fixed it for me was a hard reset.

Qman's how to use XDArit to write nk.nb1 or nk.nbf to your SD card aka the Bootloader Method!

1. Place XDArit and the nk.nb1 or nk.nbf file in the same folder and start XDArit.

2. Select your SD card (disk drive) from the drop down menu.

3. Select Write to SD

Notice that the Windows CE box is already checked so just click the browse button at the end of that window.

4. Select your (nk.nb1 or nk.nbf) image and then Open

Notice by default XDArit will open looking for a *.nb1 file but if you're going to use a .nbf file you'll have to manually change the "Files of Type" to *.nbf

Notice that nk.nbo / nk.nbo was automatically added as your boot-loader and its check box is unchecked so leave it that way and click OK. XDArit should start writing to the card.

When XDArit has finished writing the image put the SD-card into the XDA and hold the power button and soft reset. You'll be taken to the below screen:

SD DOWNLOAD

Card Type:

CE OS & BOOT

Press action to Download

Or

Press REC to Exit

Press action to download and it will start the download/restore from the SD card.

Follow the on screen instructions once its "Completed" which will consist of a "Soft Boot/Reset".

BTW the above is based on using XDArit version 1.0 which can be download from the software section at:

http://www.yorch.net and a PCI USB 3-One Travel Flash reader P/N FPT-D bought at Fry's.

HTH
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] pdhenry:
Well, OK, but T-Mobile's 4.00.16 doesn't have the band selection option either. Good thing I grabbed a copy of my original ROM first...
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Qman:
Thats real strange, because every T-Mobile ROM that I've used has that option. What Radio Stack are you running, maybe thats the key!

HTH
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Pozman1:
I can't send text or phone calls after CWM recovery flash.

I initially rooted my i535 sg3 using this method http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1840030

I then flashed 4.2.2 Pacman. Used this for a few days and everything was ok but battery life was horrible so I flashed, I think CleanRom, then Liquid RC1. I'm not sure where in the process of flashing but I noticed that my reception was weak compared to stock and then I couldn't send outgoing text or calls all together. I've searched everywhere and I have seen similar issues/symptoms but non of the fixes have worked for me. Here's my current setup.

Model SCH-I535

Android Version 4.1.2

Baseband I535VRBMA2

Kernal 3.0.30-861013

Build JZO54K.I535VRBMA2

Status

Netowork = Unknown

Mobile Network Type = 1xRTT.6

Service State = In Service

Roaming = Roaming

Mobile Netowrk State = Disconnected

My Phone # = 000-000-8561 (last 4 aren't even correct)

IMEI looks correct

IP Address = Unavailable

Thanks for any help/advice.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fadac:
Have you tried odining back to stock? Somewhere along the way from AOSP back to TW you might have lost/changed some sys data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sworld:
Feels like it lost the IMEI, even if it looks correct. Getting stuck on roaming and possibly the weird phone number may mean that's what went wrong.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Pozman1:
I was able to Odin back to a stock unrooted 4.0.4 rom but it did not fix the issue. Is there a good way to restore IMEI?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HHF2:
Did you try to reprovision after you used Odin to get back to stock 4.04? A lot of people have had success after doing that, including myself. Be warned, it will completely wipe your phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Pozman1:
I'm somewhat new to this and have no clue what "Reprovision" does. I found this comment on one post "reprovision your device with dialer code *2767*3855#". When I dialed this it said that when roaming that you have to use an area code and then hangs up? I really hope I don't have to dish out $600 to Verizon! I'm at a loss right not.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] reslor1:
You need to enable the hidden menu before you can use the reprovision code. Dial *#22745927 and enable the hidden menu. Now the reprovision code should work. You shouldn't have to hit send at the end of the code. It should work as soon as you enter the last digit. This is assuming you are still on ICS.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Pozman1:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2066731

I think I found a thread that has solved this for me.

So I don't know if we have the same issue or not. But I got mine working for now. Don't know if I'll run into problems later, but this is how I got it working right now.

First, I installed back to stock settings and radio. I followed the instructions in this post

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1762709

I did the stuff in section 5. Including Flashing a Stock Radio. So I went back to the VRALG1 4.0.4 ROM.

And I did the I535VRLHE radio.

But it still didn't work. BUT, once in stock settings, I did the reprovisioning.

*2767*3855#

And then that finally worked, it went through, and my phone activated. So it works now. Hooray!

But I REALLY really want to know what happened. So I can avoid this happening again in the future. Can anyone tell me what happened, and why this fixed it? And how to prevent it happening again as a flash more ROMs in the future?

Also, SpecePatriot, let me know if that works for you. It'd be good to have more than one source to know that works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ktbeez:
OMG THANK YOU GUYS!! This thread saved my sanity! I had flashed the latest MIUI 4.1.2 and wasn't a big fan so I flashed my backup and *POOF* no data! I had no clue how it happened (still don't fully understand it), tried every basic "go-to fix" in the book, and scoured the forums for two days without luck. The suggestions in Pozman1's last thread post to flash back to the VRALG1 4.0.4 ROM and the I535VRLHE radio did the trick! The only thing I had to do differently was use the *#7780# Factory Reset Code instead of the *2767*3855# Reprovisioning Code, for whatever reason that code just wouldn't work. Anyway, thanks again! :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmssjcksn:
Thanks!

I spent all last night and most of this morning trying to figure out what was wrong with my phone. I was not connecting to the network and went through the forums searching for the solution to my problem. I odin'ed, flashed, prayed, hoped and then did it all over again all the way back to 4.04. until I landed here.

I was finally ready to give up, so

I went to the Verizon site to see if my IMEI was listed and if it matched my phone. Both my phone and my wife's phone were different than the phones we actually have.

I got on chat with verizon support and they fixed it right up. I got my 4g back. Now, I'm updating my way back up to the present.

I've been able to solve every problem I've had by lurking/searching these forums. I've been doing this for a couple years now. I really should have registered and started thanking people a long time ago. I have bought apk's off of google play and donated some beer money, but probably not enough. After I post this, I'll take some time and spread the thanks I owe.

I've registered and planted this response here so that if someone else is having the same problem, they might think to go check their account and make sure they've actually got the same phone their carrier thinks they do. Sometimes, it helps to start with the simple stuff.

Thanks to everyone!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Markor13:
This is not really the right place to put this but because we don't really have a off topic forum I thought what the hell. I'm a member of a lot of forums and XDA is my favorite so I thought I would give one person a little gift. This is a code for the Xbox 360 to download Lego Star Wars 3. This download code is a 1 time use only, so the first person to get it is the only person who gets it... I also have 2, 12 month codes for Xbox Live Gold, my gold subscription is paid off until 2016 so I'm going to give those codes away as well as long as a mod does not care. If you're not a Star Wars fan or a Lego fan please save the code for somebody who is, don't just take the code and download the game just so you have it.

Good Luck!

P. S if a mod could p.m. me and let me know if it's cool to post the 2, 12 month subscription codes for Xbox Live, or if you have an idea of a contest to give the codes away that would be great...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] tony yayo:
Id take a 12 month code for xbox
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Markor13:
I don't really wanna be the one who picks who get the 12 month codes. So im going to wait a day or two to see if a mod has an idea fro a way to hand them out. If u don't hear back from a mod then I'll just randomly post them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Vanquiz:
Wow, thats very nice of you when you can easily sell those 12 months xbl gold codes ... what goes around comes around my friend, God Bless ...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jose6326:
i would like the code for 12 month xbox live for my son

did you figure out how you are going to give the codes away?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Markor13:
Not yet, I would like to give it a day or so for a mod or a really high up member to maybe help me decide, and within 2 days if I still have no answer I'll just come up with something.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Markor13:
Did anyone clam the Star Wars code?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Markor13:
True I could have sold them, but it's more satisfaction giving them away to people and making someone's days.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pyraxiate:
This is the sharing nature that xda was once founded on. Awesome bro. If only more people shared and helped like this!

Ps,

No I don't own an xbox or ps3. I'm genuinely glad to see people doing things like this. ( Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts Of America..... I know all about sharing and helping )
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Beast84:
Thanks for this! Just claimed the game. Been a Star Wars fan for years & a Lego fan even longer!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Markor13:
Awesome, I was hoping whoever claimed the game would let me know! Glad you like it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Markor13:
I believe I have one or two more Lego Star Wars 3 cades, I know I have at least one more. If the demand is here I can post them tonight.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Myst3ry:
My girlfriend and i enjoy star wars, wouldn't call ourselves die hards or anything haha, but we do love to play the lego games together :)

its up to you though my friend...

Also, what you can do is just a random drawing for the 12 month codes (if you do, i'll put my name into the drawing now ;))
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] donalson:
if you've got another my son is a HUGE geek and been pestering me for a lego star wars game on the xbox :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Markor13:
Good idea, maybe ill start a new thread asking who wants in on the 12 month give away, and after a few days literally pick a name out of a hat.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Galaxysm:
This is so nice of you :). I dont own a xbox lol but I own a ps3. And ive never seen anyone give away things like what your doing. I was in another forum Web Page and some ppl from there were rude about giving things like codes or something. I guess theres still nice ppl :).

Sent From Land Of Ooo. Using a Jedi Mastered Note 2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] KennyG123:
Hi Markor, PM sent

This is the link to the Off-Topic thread here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2094310

Where you can continue your give aways

Thank you for understanding

Friendly Neighborhood Moderator