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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TheSocalGuy79:
I agree. I hate that question just for the fact what I like you may not like. Just take a hand full of roms and test them out. Lol

Sent from my stock rooted Galaxy S3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jpgranger:
Dude..........
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoeFCaputo113:
Do you mods get paid by XDA or something? Lol I always wondered that...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
No, its a volunteer system basically :beer:

You say that, but you'd be surprised at some of the things I see posted here every day

And its difficult NOT to take offense when you find your mental capacity, ability to do something, or your integrity insulted. And the majority of the time, people will attack one of above
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tazfanatic:
The only payment they get is that lovely thanks button at the bottom of every post. ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Oh forgot about the most important perk of being a mod ;)

This^ :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Bwahahaha! Thanks for that laugh!

No. All volunteer because we care about the site and helping others.

Friendly Neighborhood Moderator
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
What's frustrating is all of these rule quoters that do nothing but add to the spam. Just answer the question then point them in the right direction or just ignore the post...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tazfanatic:
There is a saying you can led a horse to water but you can't force them to drink. But if can shoot the f*cker if he is too stubborn :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rando991:
I know sometimes when I was new to this forum (i am not a developer), I would get irritated when posting a question and you would see a lot of "views" but no replies/posts with any help. But you have to realize (as I did), as smart as these guys are, sometimes, nobody knows the answer to your question! So posting "crickets crickets" or something else snarky to that effect won't help you get an answer either. Most people are nice enough to help and will either post a link that you may have overlooked, or a real answer (or at least acknowledge your existence)...so in that case just be patient for an answer. Alot of the times when you google search, maybe you did not type in just the right terms and didn't get the link you were looking for.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LordLugard:
Ok I'm going to be the other "other" 50% whose pet peeves is when people author forum posts with little to no punctuation, commas, apostrophes, structure, periods, capitalization, etc. :p
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Lol i thought that was just me :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] styles420:
So it bothers you that they held your hand instead of spoon feeding you the answer? Talk about first world problems... If they were really being anal about the rules then that link would take you to www.google.com and you'd be on your own for the search terms - be grateful that they held your hand as much as they did ;)

If we just answer the question, we encourage further infractions... It would be kind of like banks taking a policy of giving money to anyone who threatens to rob the bank - we would have more robbers, not less...

Ignoring them almost inevitably leads to more noise from them, not less, so that won't fix their broken understanding of the rules...

But if we add to that spam now, there is a chance that someday, maybe it will end... It isn't likely, but I would rather have the rules on my side ;)

I don't enable people to hide behind excuses - every search on the Internet isn't broken, they just require a little effort (almost as much effort as creating a new post, lol)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Overstew:
How about just showing people how well searching works and provide them proof of it's efficiency by linking them to your search results. This both; enlightens the user of search functionality, while also assisting them with their question. ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] styles420:
That's what he complained about - he hates those links that go to Google and automatically search, because he just wants the answer here on xda... Or he is whining about having to click the search button in addition to the link that auto fills the search terms... It's petty either way

Edit: here's the direct quote of him complaining about your suggested method:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
I think it has to do with the method of answering. If you imply the person who asked the question is lazy, they're bound to be offended. Just emphasize how good search is and don't link something like 'let me Google that for you'.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Only the truth can be offensive. If it's not true it shouldn't bother you.

☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆

I like to break stuff! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
You're right. We should just continue on not answering anyone and quote them the rules. It's bound to put a halt on the mass amounts of pointless threads like it has been.

Why do you think history is important? So we can learn from others mistakes. If people continue treating others like ignorant morons and neglecting the fact that they were once a newbie, then this community is going to die out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] adamdelozier:
Improved search functionality on the apps would help greatly! I know the web search is much more efficient, but I bought the app for a reason...much more streamlined...but the one feature surely lacking is the search function. I will typically research the crap out of something before posting a new thread, or even asking a question. The best suggestion that I can make is to make sure the app is always set to go the most recent unread. Most times the answer to the questions that you have is within the last 5 to 10 pages. Anytime I am in a ROM thread or a kernel thread, I always go back to the posts that started with the latest release. Most of these threads have thousands of posts and it is just insane to try to read through them, especially when there are 75 questions that are exactly the same. Most of our devs here write very well articulated OP's. If I have spent more than an hour researching something, that's when I will post a questio. The problem is most people don't even use Google! And honestly if 1 is offended by comments on the Internet, then there are much bigger issues to deal with then how to tweak your phone!

All Battery results are on a 6300mah battery, unless otherwise noted!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
I am an advocate of answering someone AND show them how easy it was to search for the answer and how...some take offense to this still...we are not going to please everyone especially those that want to be spoon fed or claim they don't have time to search yet debate it for an hour.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] styles420:
The method of answering is usually a direct result of the method of asking - every time I see a link to a Google search, it's because the thread in question is almost difficult to miss, or it is in some other way obvious that the asker didn't bother looking first. If his problem isn't important enough to warrant spending his own time searching for a solution, it isn't worth my time either. I prefer to help those who have trouble understanding what they find - this is a smart phone forum; if I had wanted to teach Google searching, I would have looked for a search engine forum ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
Yeah, it's always best to answer the question and then give links to other locations. I hope that in the future someone might search and find my post and try that method instead of starting a new thread. If I just give a link and say "lol noob," future people probably won't think of that as a good answer.

Also, when writing directions/suggestions, I think it's important to have good understanding of paragraph layouts and spelling/grammar. Having one run-on sentence when you're trying to explain a multi-step process is just going to confuse people. It will also make the post seem less credible as one that is well-written and articulate. I know it's a lot more work when you're responding from the phone, but the extra couple of minutes are, in my opinion, worth it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
I agree 100% with this. It doesnt take too long to give a good answer, and part of that is also a neat, ordered layout if one is called for
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Overstew:
I agree. It's impossible to satisfy everyone. You simply can't. If you show kindness, maybe it will be adopted by others. ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] retailguy:
I get what you're saying, but even this doesn't work. Just yesterday in the boost thread someone posts "Can you tell me how to do this, I searched the 1st 15 and can't find it?"

The 1st 15? Really? Sometimes, posts just shouldn't be answered. Ever.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
I understand your frustration. Taking the higher road is not always easy when in reality you want to slap someone through their screen. But is it hard to take the middle road and ignore it? Someone will answer them and maybe explain that in a day the first 15-20 threads change and that google works well for finding older threads. It is OK to leave it for someone else if you don't feel like handling it at the moment. Just imagine how many I see?

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Rxpert:
Frankly, look at the name of the site. XDA-Developers. Its def a forum by developers for other developers. Theres a certain level of expectation about what you know.

There are other forums out there that are more support oriented. Thats a better place for a noob to start with learning the basics of the root world.

I wont ever tell a person to go search. Either answer the question or let someone else handle it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
Yeah, I agree with the sentiment that it's pointless to just say, "lol, search noob." I try to answer posts in a good and (relatively) concise manner, but I also remind them that searching typically can yield the answer they're looking for.

Ps, just got my wisdom teeth removed 15 minutes ago, so if my posts don't make sense, it's the drugs talking.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
God I remember when I got that done. Most painful experience ever. Couldnt eat anything for almost a month.

But back on topic.

I try to do the same and encourage everyone else to do so. It only takes one person to make someone feel more comfortable and answer your question at the same time, rather than having a bunch of people poking at you because you didnt search.

And yes, the person asking the question is at fault as well, but writing them a good answer AND pointing out the search funtionality makes them realize their mistake and and makes them more likely to feel that they should give back to the community in a similar manner for the help they've received.

In Overstews well-written words: show kindness and maybe it will be adopted by others. Couldn't have put it better myself
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
nah, let the noobs search :silly: no really though,I try to do the same, but when someone asks a question and the answer is literally 2 or 3 posts before their question I draw the line... speed Mr you didn't even bother to look on your own... so I draw the line at complete laziness... :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TheSocalGuy79:
I figure no matter how many threads I read and how many of the same questions are asked, nothing will ever change.

If a noob asks a question that has been answered fifty million times, people start replying with answers like please search, try searching Google. The problem with that is its more clutter with replies like that then just answering the question. Lol.

Sent from my stock rooted Galaxy S3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tazfanatic:
My issue is in this day and age people think they are entitled to just get the answer instead of trying to learn and search. I love people that say I went through the last say so many pages and didn't see the answer but " blah blah blah" in those so many pages half of the post say search! Really! I try to be nice but there are situations that make it impossible. My lively hood depends on customer service so I truelly try there is always that but. Someone is just going to push that button it is naturel how you respond is what makes the difference.

Sent from the peoples choice
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
What is this thread about?? J/K some interesting points being brought up here. Nice to see what the opinions are out there.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
I agree. And in those types of threads, its 100 times easier to just google the question than to start a thread and wait for someone to come across it that knows the answer
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] myamex:
If you don't have anything nice to say...just say it anything because this is internet and nobody cares about your personal feelings. Most likely you deserve it anyway

People usually don't give you a hard time unless your questions have been asked 10 thousand times, or you speak like you are entitled to the answer.

first post: How do i disable update?

second post: really? 5 minutes and nobody knows?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
Starting a fight over the internet is not the way to handle things...if they're that imptaitent, I'd rather ignore them.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] twig49:
Just my 2 cents here.

I've been a mod, then admin, and then started/owned my own discussion boards. I've been "in the middle, and at the top" so to speak. Most of these types of sites are run for the sheer joy of helping others. Usually the only money involved is from the domain owner that pays the fees to keep the place going.

Granted, I didn't have 5 million users with 50k new posts per day, but the principle is the same. The admin folks have to spend a lot of time doing their "job" to keep the place from becoming a virtual zoo of sorts, and they generally do it for nothing (no pay).

Patience gets short at times, tempers can flare, etc. but at the end of the day, you have to give the admins a hand whether you like it or not. They try to be as fair as possible, and there are a lot of sites like this out there where that's not the case. This is the internet where you can be all you can be, all you want to be, .... even if it's not you. Everyone is "so much cooler online", right ?

A lot of sites have admins that think they are god because they feel inadequate in some other life situation they have going and ruin everything.

I didn't tolerate it then and I won't tolerate it now if that becomes the case.

I've only just recently registered here, but I've been a lurker for quite some time and can say that yes, snarky pissing matches are going to happen, snarky comments are going to hurt the feelings of others at times, that's the nature of the beast. When admin has to get involved because "kids" can't respectfully agree to disagree with one another, that makes the admin "job" even tougher than it has to be.

At the end of the day, yes the admins run the place, but it's the members who ultimately "make or break it". MOST of the time admins won't put their feet in your arse if you don't deserve it

The good always has a certain portion of bad and ugly. In this case, from my vantage point anyway, the good far outweighs the bad and ugly so I ignore those small segments. Everybody has bad days, accept that and move one. Don't take it personal and it won't become personal.

Give the admins a break and use some common courtesy and respect.

That's all it really takes. ;)
[One (M7) General] BugsyLawson:
Please note that I haven't had the oportunity to test the M7 files yet, so proceed with caution.
[One (M7) General] brooky:
waiting patiently for the german o2 ruu :)
[One (M7) General] Besko1979:
Not only you :D
[One (M7) General] darkjedi:
Download speeds are terrible. :\
[One (M7) General] BugsyLawson:
That's really disappointing. Can anyone else confirm this? If so, I need to get something done about it!

The site is hosted on a good dedicated server with a bucket load of RAM and a full duplex 1Gbps connection (based in London UK). On top of that, the server is dedicated entirely to this site alone - so it certainly shouldn't be slow!

I'm moving home today, but I'll take a look at it tonight (or tomorrow morning at the latest). In the meantime, can other's please comment on speed? I'm paying a small fortune for the server, so I want to make sure it's running properly

Many thanks,

Bugsy.

PS. I don't have an o2 RUU right now, but someone did send me an o2(DE) nandroid backup if anyone wants that?
[One (M7) General] Besko1979:
I have an Backup of the O2 Firmware but it isnt mine.

I´ve downloaded it from an german Phone Cmmunity
[One (M7) General] craigspc:
Hey bugsy. Was nice to meet up with you yesterday. Hope the move goes ok.. :). Nothing wrong with site speed at all for me. Did a test on our network in the uk and downed 1800 MB in about 30 seconds. Must have been a connection issue between the user and your site. It can happen.
[One (M7) General] lionel7:
yes, i would love to have your O2 nandroid backup or a link to it.

Thx

---------- Post added at 02:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:40 PM ----------

Can you post a link to the O2 firmware ?

thx:good:
[One (M7) General] abhs89:
Download speed seems pretty fast.
[One (M7) General] Besko1979:
Hehe

i couldnt post erternal links :D because i have not enough posts
[One (M7) General] lionel7:
can i run an european RUU on a device with the german O2 base ? or do i risk to brick the device ?
[One (M7) General] BugsyLawson:
Really busy moving boxes right now, but here's a temporary link to the nandroid (O2_DE) that was sent to me. I haven't even looked at it, so please use with caution! I've made a couple of posts on android-hilfe.de recently, which is where I think the file might originate from. It might even be the same file that Besko1979 mentioned / has.

Anyway, Here's the temporary link for those who want it:

Edit: Backup is now linked in the OP.
[One (M7) General] CNexus:
Re: HTC M7 RUU Collection

Post it with spaces in between:

www . german m7 stock downloads . net
[One (M7) General] Besko1979:
Ok thanks

I hab some days ago tested it and it works but i dont know how it is with OTA Updates
[One (M7) General] brooky:
european ruu

it doesn't work because of the different cid. no brick but installation will aborted after checking cid. cid can only change when s-off. currently no s-off available for M7
[One (M7) General] serhan58:
thx
[One (M7) General] BugsyLawson:
Thanks Craig. The move went fine, but I don't want to see any more boxes for a while :)

As for the server, I've had a look through the logs etc. and everything seems to be in order. As you say, it could have been a bad US<>UK link.
[One (M7) General] Repl25:
Hi

I trying to restore my htc one to the the original custom rom.

question have someone orignele HTC_102 RUU file, or a place where i can download

thx
[One (M7) General] g189ffin:
Invalid CID

I have a HTC__001 CID and I'm unable to use either of the RUU's. I tried using the Europe RUU (RUU_M7_UL_JB_50_HTC_Europe_1.20.401.1_Radio_4A.13. 3227.06_10.27.1127.01_release_308001_signed_2_4.ex e) because I'm in the UK and I get error 155 - Invalid CID.

Any ideas how I can go back to stock?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gabrielcab:
Hello,

I installed this ROM on my phone and while everything is working great, i'm having problem using S Memo, accessing my Samsung Account, Backup Assistant Plus. Is there a way to make those apps work with the latest synergy ROM?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gabrielcab:
I fixed it by downloading the samsungaccount apk from the jediinvasion goodies bag and flash it to my phone. Now all the samsung apps works.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SS823:
I am not sure if I can do an official firmware update from ASUS if I am rooted and running a ROM.

I tried unzipping the file with TWRP but it says MD5 not recognized.

Is it because I am trying to flash an official update over a ROM.

Currently rooted, running 4.1.2, CM10-20130318

TWRP and NVFlash

Any info would be appreciated.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] trashprince:
You can try others

I think it is dangerous to flash the official ROM with lower version to you twrp.

You can try this below.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2147895

By the way,

the Md5 is the checksum of your file, it doesn't deal with anything about whether flashable or not.

Hope it may help you.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SS823:
Thanks, I think you need the JB bootloader thought for that ROM. Also I the ROM is 4.1.1. I was trying to upgrade to 4.2
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] ChelebiTech:
This is a guide of easy installing Ubuntu on a second drive (not partitioning) or a pen drive which you can carry around your system.​

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First of all we need VmWare : VMware Workstation 9

Ubuntu CD: Ubuntu Download

First we download VmWare and Ubuntu CD (I used 12.10)…

After successful setup of VmWare create a new VM.

Using New VM Wizard we choose Custom (Advanced).

Hardware Compability --> Vmware 9.0

We select the Ubuntu CD to the Installer Disc Image File.

Enter desired username and password

Give VM a name and select the place for config files

(as we will use physical disk to install,

only a small amount of data will written to this folder)

Select the number of cores you will spend for this VM

Select the Memory you will spend for this VM

Select the Network type you desire

Select I/O Controller Type

When in Select Disk screen Select Use a physical disk (for advanced users).

In Vista/7/8 Admin Rights needed for this operation

Select the Second Drive (separate disk or Usb stick) and select Use Entire Disk

ATTENTION: YOU WILL LOOSE ALL THE INFORMATION IN THIS PARTITION SO BE CAREFUL WHEN SELECTING. AND DON’T BLAME ME FOR LOOSING YOUR PRECIOUS DATA.

Just hit next

Select Customize Hardware. Remove Floppy and close. Hit Finish

When VM restarts it will repartition your drive removing old one and creating Ubuntu partitions

Wait for Ubuntu Setup to copy system Files

You can enter your system with the username and password you have selected while creating VM.

If no problem occurs you can now browse your favorite forum. :D

And if you install your Ubuntu to a Pen Drive, you can use it on any computer by selecting your pen drive as Primary Boot Drive from BIOS.

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[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] ChelebiTech:
Multiboot Selection from Windows

There is a magic tool called EasyBCD which we can take control of the Windows Boot menu easily.

We can easily download a non commercial one from its site: EasyBCD Download

After setup, open the program. Select Add New Entry from left menu. And on the right panel select Linux/BSD.

Select:

Type: GRUB 2

Name: Whatever you want

Drive: Automatically locate and load

Click Add Entry. And all done now we have multi boot menu which can load windows or ubuntu on choice.

If you install Ubuntu on a Pen Drive or a removable drive, dont forget to plugin before starting your computer.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] ChelebiTech:
Reserved for something but cant remember now....
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] GermainZ:
This would be better suited in another, more general forum, considering it's not related to Android devices.

I also don't think such an easy thing needs yet another guide (plenty of tutorials all over the Internet), but that's just my opinion. Good effort nevertheless.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] iamareebjamal:
Totally agree with GermainZ

Same Opinion

Ask Moderators to move it in General Section
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] ChelebiTech:
Ok send a PM to one of the moderator. is it enough?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] hell_lock:
I will be needing this! Thanks alot!