yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Ace II General] Shadowcareful:
[MENTION=5365488]thirdz[/MENTION] you are still on mb2 that was the first leak for ace II maybe it's not working because you need to update to a newer firmware
[Galaxy Ace II General] n0rt0x:
Difference between custom and stock.

Hi all,

I'm new here on XDA-Developers, and have a question about the different types of kernels.

Here the phone can be adjusted with a stock or a custom kernel.

I would really like to know the difference between the two, so i can pick up one to root my Galaxy Ace 2.

When i bought mine Gingerbread came with it, but half year later i upgraded to Jelly Bean with Samsung Kies.

My phone became very slow 2 days later, and i'am unable to reach my gallery, cannot make photo's and Whatsapp incoming media cannot be downloaded.

However i deleted some unused apps at that time, but the worked for a day and the system memory became full again.

Could anyone help me out with this problem?

My external sd card has 32 GB of memory, 3 GB is used 29 GB unused.

Regards,

n0rt0x
[Galaxy Ace II General] oNDa88:
Hi guys! im trying to root my ace 2 with jb stock rom installed but that .zip files doesn't work for me...

i put that update.zip, root.zip or however they are named, boot into stock recovery, choose install from external storage and no files get found.

sd card works fine and stock rom can mount it but files cannot be found...

looks like i need custom recovery for root and root for custom recovery.... -.-
[Galaxy Ace II General] tofueatsbread:
Choose from sdcard.

No you dont need root for custom recovery. Btw you can flash root.zip directly from stock recovery
[Galaxy Ace II General] lohtse:
is there away to do this with STOCK kernel on GB?

This is a little confusing as it would suggest I could flash a custom kernel with our root...Is that correct?

"

FOR GINGERBREAD

What's you need:

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160 with Gingerbread

Custom Kernel with CWM or TWRP such as EX Kernel.

SuperSU Flashable Zip Download HERE.

A Sharp Eyes.

Smart Brain.

Steps:

First, Put the SuperSU Flashable Zip to your SD Card.

Boot into Recovery Mode (Volume Up + Home + Power)

Flash the SuperSU Flashable Zip from recovery.

Wait

Choose "Reboot System Now"

Tadaa, now you have a rooted phone.

"

If so could some one suggest which kernel so can get started?

PS don't forget the phone is not seen via pc as usb port damaged so flashing would be done via stock recovery
[Galaxy Ace II General] dhikarezap:
i updated my hh from gb to jb via kies. and i lost my root acces.

when i tried to root my hh again, its said that error/tmp/sideload/package.zip status 255.

i've tried to use this http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47570428&postcount=3 but when i check my playstore there is no SuperSU

can anyone help me? sorry for a bad grammar
[Galaxy Ace II General] fluffi444:
ONLY for JB!

Install CWM Rec. via Android System Recovery (Apply update from ext storge- > ZIP file)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2141395

Install SuperSU ZIP via CWM Recovery (Install ZIP)

http://download.chainfire.eu/365/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.69.zip?retrieve_file=1

No need to re-install SuperSU via playstore - Don't know why this was said by someone...
[Galaxy Ace II General] dhikarezap:
it works :D

Thankyou very muuuchhh:D
[Galaxy Ace II General] zefohara:
Need to know

if this is a stock kernel or not. Been googling but can't find the answer I'm looking for. Can't decide which method to choose.

Samsung Galaxy Ace2

Model

GT-i8160

Version

4.1.2 (updated via kies)

Baseband

I8160XXNB1

Kernel Ver - 3.0.31 - 1106830

se.infra@SWDA2304 #2

SMP PREEMPT Mon Feb 10 14:34:57

KST 2014

Build number

JZO54K.I8160XXNB1
[Galaxy Ace II General] fluffi444:
Use mine and be happy... ;)
[Galaxy Ace II General] miva2:
I was unable to flash CWM using this method. (on my GT-I8160 running Android 4.1.2)

It gave me the "signature verification failed" error.

However this method was very quick and worked perfectly fine for me.

ok, due to not having privileges of posting outside links(min 10 posts required) go to androidxda.com and search for "root samsung galaxy ace 2 i8160"

No CWM required (but I think i'll install that anyway).
[Galaxy Ace II General] martipello86:
Thanks for the TUT

Hi i followed your method the TUT is great, and i wouldnt call myself a noob but im really having troubles. I flash the md5 file through odin i get a PASS all threads completed succesfully however when i reboot into recovery and look inside the extSD to flash SuperSU its empty.... so i rebooted the phone and installed through the playstore and it gives me the ,device does not have the binaries installed and SU cannot install them 'this is a problem', speach, any ideas?
[Galaxy Ace II General] xmexme:
Whats going on here?

I try do your step by step your instruction but:

For what is the the EX Kernel. if there is no info that I need to install and how to do it?

The first step is for install supersu but.

How to flash supersu if !!! SuperSU requires a rooted device !!!

Someone has any better instruction how to root G.B GT-I8160?
[Galaxy Ace II General] Michael Z Freeman:
I tried to download the file from ...

I hit the "Download" button, not "Download Now" and got ...

Not particularly encouraging. However hitting "Download now" seems to give a normal download.

EDIT: Now Firefox blocked the DL and tells me "it may contain virus or malware".
[Galaxy Ace II General] fluffi444:
Yes - annoying - I guess some useres reported this file as unsave - but it isn't

Use IE or Chrome to download Temp CWM (update.zip)
[Galaxy Ace II General] LS.xD:
Use "Opera" -- the one and only ;)
[Galaxy Ace II General] toniternova:
Samsung galaxy ace 2 running slow

Wipe your cache when in recovery mode. Open recovery by pressing volume up + home button + power button. Then use the volume buttons to move around. reboot system after wiping the cashe and the problem will be hopefuly solved. It worked for me
[Galaxy Ace II General] Mikey63:
Related subset issue for GT-i8160.

Great when it was new, now hangs often to the point where I reboot though impatience (minutes), appears to be a conflict with attempts at slow mobile data access, or wireless access on non-accessible network,s by the not excessive # of apps. I'm not enamoured with the ROM bundled apps - google/samsung - but some that I very rarely use are always running e.g.: facebook, ebay, youtube, and appear resistant to boot managers; and others won't get off the internal flash onto the SD card. Hence I don't think I need a new OS, just root access., do you agree? Android 4.1.2

Second issue is the numerous guides and PC s/w for rooting. The existance of so many ususally indicates problems. Reviews, rankings and recommendations?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Ace II General] Michael Z Freeman:
No, the Samsung provided OS is a pile of pants for this device. It was never optimised for the low memory and low internal storage.

Yes there are too many conflicting, innacurate guides out there, but XDA usually wins in the end ;)

After a huge struggle I did manage to root and install CM on what us now my old device, ready to use it take timelapse photo's. The key part to the entire thing is to install Link2SD which solves problem with internal storage. I have all the steps noted down but have some RL problems going on here ATM. Will post them when I can (should be soon).
[Galaxy Ace II General] Mikey63:
Thanks, yes, installed Link2SD, I don't think the performance strangles are due to lack of main flash space. Most of my content is podcasts on the SD card. Before I reflash I would want to be able to recover the factory load, no desire to brick.
[Galaxy Ace II General] Mikey63:
I'd say the answer to that is there are 250 threads on how to root JB, with multiple methods and files. In my experience if there was a reliable and simple method that was always effective, this would not be the case. It is also not easy to find the relevant files, nor to answer simple questions such as why is the root file root.zip on the 2013 thread and update.zip on the 2015 thread, what's the difference, and is it safe to install download files from external links that spawn advertising and try to install downloaders?

A sticky table of successful devices, files, roots, kernal updates would make things much easier.
[Galaxy Ace II General] Aussie_Dude:
The file link on this thread for Root.zip links to Trojan infected Adware with no zip file.
[Galaxy Ace II General] yaelabe:
When downloading the shaan update.zip (1.8 mb) it downloads update.zip.ace (3.3 mb) full with ad (male)ware. When you put it in the SD card it isn't recognized in the recovery mode. trying to rename it as update.zip and then it doesn't let you copy it in the SD card.
[Galaxy Ace II General] [-GuTi-]:
http://rghost.net/7ZX9NP5TX

Working update from 4pda
[Galaxy Ace II General] :
I don't know what the other thread was about this, but I found this one first.

And thank you very much, I have successfully rooted my wife's phone this way! Now I can replace the old rusty JB :)
[Galaxy Ace II General] szlobizoli:
With my i8160 is a same problem, it doesn't shows any file on my SD Card. I realy don't know, how to root my Phone(((

It has the folowing system details:

Android version: 4.1.2

Baseband version: I8160XXNB1

Kernel version: 3.0.31-1106830

se.infra@SWDA2304 #2

SMP PREEMPT Mon Feb 10 14:34:57

KST 2014

Build number: JZO54K.I8160XXNB1

Please HELP me, if You can!
[Galaxy Ace II General] :
I might be wrong, but my guess is that the stock recovery may not recognize the file system of your SD card. If you are using Windows, chances are that your SD card is formatted to NTFS or exFAT which may or may not be supported. I'd try to format to some other legacy file systems like FAT or FAT32 and see what happens. If your OS of choice is something else then try accordingly.
[Galaxy Ace II General] szlobizoli:
Hi!

My problem isn't only to boot in root, my phone doesn't charge the battery correctly, and because of that, i thinked to root my device. If I could fix that charge problem, than is't nessesery root booting. My Phone ,-shotted off, charge it to 100%, and if i swich it on, it shows only ca. 87 %. Then do I charge it so to 100%, whwt takes ONLY a minute or two.., it jumps from 87 % to 100%. And if I than reboot the Phone, again shows it 87%.

Do You can help me with this? I bought a new Battery, and with it had I trouble, because, as i put in to the phone, and starting charge, (off mode) there was the battery icon (or what ever) crosslined, and itt tells "Battery not present". As i started the phone so, the Battery icon has blinked, and also " No Battery" What can it be with this Phone? Thanks for Your reply!

WbR

Zoli
[Galaxy Ace II General] :
This seems rather a hardware issue to me unrelated to root. Its unlikely that it could be fixed that way.

Since this phone is a pretty old model, I would guess that the battery was worn out, and the newly purchased was also manufactured ages ago which means it most likely won't be the most reliable ever. Those however are only educated guesses. As for the last one I'd rather not guess any more :)

Also this is slightly off topic, so PM me, if you feel I could be of further assistance. (I'm beginning to think that you are Hungarian, so am I, so there will be no need to go all english there.)
[Galaxy Ace II General] r_e_n_e:
I'm getting black screen after upload update.zip. All other cwm/twrp verification fails...

What's wrong?

I have GT-I8160P model with JB 4.1.2 stock ROM.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jigarpatel22:
Hi,

Current walkman application, My Music shows, music filter for Album, Artists.

How ever I want filter for "Genre", Can somebody tell me how we can do it ?

It will be great if we can two level filter, meaning first I will choose "Genre" then it will show "Albums" belongs to those "Genre".

Thanks.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechGuru_x10:
Not possible.

Sent From XPERIA Z ::: Stock, Locked & Rooted ( SLR )
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unscrew:
Hey everyone!

Bone head move of the century, tried to flash a 4.2 rom on a 4.1 bootloader. After making some more mistakes, I've done a factory wipe and cannot restore from my external sd.

Tablet can still get into recovery and fastboot. Every time I try to flash a zip from my external sd, I get an error (red triangle).

Is there any way to go back to stock via fastboot? Just start over fresh? On my phone, I can unroot back to a stock rom from my computer.

Sorry if this has been answered/done before, but I've been searching for a while and I'm up sh*t creek right now without a paddle.

Thanks!
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pjc21:
Yeah you should be able to flash back to stock 4.1.1 (10.4.2.20) via fastboot without issue.

Have a look here:

[HOW-TO] Upgrade or Downgrade to any stock JB Firmware
[Android Apps and Games] ernestomos:
Hi,

I want to mention 5 apps, which I think are must have for Android users:

1. AppInstaller (to install and remove apps from device)

2. Go Power Master (battery control tool)

3. VIATUN 4 VPN (fastest VPN (listen Pandora, watch BBC, savings on data plan, built in antivirus on remote servers)

4. Tank recon (nice game I play to spend time)

5. Yandex maps (shows traffic+ navigates)

I want to open discussion and ask you to share, which apps are you using daily and what for :good:
[Android Apps and Games] zeratos:
Xda forum app: no explanation needed

Whatsapp: messaging

Zello: because everybody likes to talk on a walkie talkie

Droid vpn: to connect to the internets

Root explorer: best file explorer
[Android Apps and Games] deathblade:
Rom toolbox pro: app management, performance management, file browser, and many other things

atom launcher: smoothest most lightweight launcher I have found

xda app: obvious reasons

adaway: block ads

sliding messaging pro: only messenger that let's your swype to different conversations
[Android Apps and Games] Rapydax:
- Google Keep for notes

- Screen filter to prevent my eyes from burning in the dark.

- Aix weather (it's more of a widget)

- PicSpeed wallpapers

- Chess game

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Android Apps and Games] cities516:
Feedly: daily news

XDA-developers: of course:p

Facebook: for communication (No one use G+ in my town...)

BetterBatteryStats: check my battery

Greenify: no description, search it online

Zipinstaller: flash zips easily

Root Explorer: no description, just a file explorer that I love
[Android Apps and Games] pritkudale:
Opera mini

Xplorer

MX player(best video player)

Ttpd (best free music player)

WhatsApp
[Android Apps and Games] ernestomos:
Screen filter is great, thanks

Thanks for screen filter, it really helps:good:
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] petermatheson1:
Ok

I Just purchased an XDA1 off a friend of mine.

I have an orange sim, but will be getting an O2 sim with these 300 free txt's etc..

If you have 5 Pieces of advice to give to a new XDA User...What 5 pieces of advice would they be?

So far, I have no idea...I'm still trying to get my head around it lol

How do you unlock the phone. I have been hearing about sofware...but see no links to do it? What other XDA sites are there that you know of? Is there a seperate site from this site, or is it just a forum??

Sorry for many questions! Just trying to work out what I should do first...

Cheers
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Biso007:
for advices:

1. Get a SD card and take a backup ... you will always need to restore :)

2. do NOT drop your XDA ... it costs a small fortune to repair it :(

to unlock it, you can get the tool from www.xda-developers.com/XDAunlock/

Good luck ... :)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] jpiek:
3. Get a taskmanager, like pocketnav. to close program's you don't use...

4. get a battery watcher for on your todayscreen.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] petermatheson1:
what battery watchers are there? I got myself a rom from the rom kitchen which has Pocket Plus on...although it's only a demo..It ran out after 10 mins of using the rom so did not get a chance to test it properly.

Also, how long does the battery last roughly on a full charge?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] jpiek:
I use batememtime v 3.2 its freeware....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jcpoopscaca:
So I've been having some touch problems. I've been texting, and doing normal things, but the problem still persists.

I am running Liquid Smooth RC2, JellyBean 4.2.2 with the latest GAPPS on the T999 S3.

I did not have this problem a few days ago and I was running the same rom. I got the problem yesterday so I reset, factory reset and everything with RC2 again.

Here is a video of the problem. This is just one symptom. I have other issues which includes random clicks on the touch, which activates random apps sometimes that are available on my screen, as well as jitters make things impossible to touch, as well as sometimes not being able to touch things as well. I tried moving apps on my desktop, but sometimes it wasn't responding and I'd have to wait.

Please let me know if you need anymore details.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/101041926/2.avi
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Are you sure its not just the rom? 4.2.2 roms will have bugs since they aren't officially supported yet
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hulk0069:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwleOote5M0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

stripped apart rebuilt with Clean Rom&XdaTechnology!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jonathanphx1:
this videos 5 stars holy cow that's funny
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hulk0069:
It's funny cuz it's so true for some lol.

stripped apart rebuilt with Clean Rom&XdaTechnology!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lucky13:
Holy hell that's funny!

Sent from my S3...like a BOSS.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ImgBurn:
Holy Noob Batman:laugh:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dr3w1127:
Puahhaha lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stupidchicken03:
good vid haha
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Devster13:
Made me lol pretty hard, I know at least one person who this video portrays perfectly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Badger50:
Awesome find my friend...welcome to the world of..iph.......I just can't bring myself to say that word :)

Sent fom my HyperDriven Mobile Beast Device :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hulk0069:
No problem glad to share

stripped apart rebuilt with Clean Rom&XdaTechnology!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tghockey07:
This is what it is like in working retail too. No one knows anything when you try and help them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wolf131:
Funny and sad

Great post and so true but sad lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] brendanvista:
I know a few people who have asked me, hey, I see your phone looks cooler than mine. Can you help me make mine like that? I tell them yes, but they have at least 10 hours of reading to do, at least if they've never flashed a phone before. It usually shuts them up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Afro Samurai:
This video is priceless and so true. I'll be joining you guys in a couple of days and I started reading on Sunday. So many people just don't read up or follow directions. I consider myself pretty adept at flashing roms but I'm still putting in research. Especially switching from a htc device.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ayo234:
I have I galaxy nexus that I rooted and flashed custom roms. This guy on craigslist is offering his s3 with a case and an extended battery for my nexus. Is it worth the trade? I like the roms on my nexus like xylon(it takes paranoid android, cyanogenmod, aokp and blends it into one rom.). Does the s3 have that or something similar that includes pie controls?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
Sure enough. Go check out the Original Android Development section. Cheers
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Bigbabyjesus:
Xylon has been ported to the sgh-i747 galaxy 3.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2144299

Please hit Thanks if I've been helpful at all.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] phositadc:
My wife has a gnex and I have a gs3, and I'd probably keep the gnex if I were you. I prefer AOSP ROMs and they just work a bit better on the gnex that the gs3 without giving up much speed.

Slim bean works great on the gs3 for me so far though. If you really need LTE, might be worth the trade, otherwise I'd stick with gnex.

Or you could do the trade, sell the gs3, and buy a new nexus 4 :D

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] diablo009:
LTE is addiction once get the hang of it :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] illmatic24:
Pacman ROM is what you are looking for if you want all the features in one ROM.

GS3 vs Nexus

- Better CPU

- Better GPU

- 2x RAM

- Better Display

- SD Card Slot

- LTE

Sounds like a no brainer to me.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] LeapyTech:
Galaxy SIII

I would go with the Galaxy S3. Better specs hardware wise. And there's a ton of great roms for it.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Tha TechnoCrat:
[info] rom 101 and cwm error solutions

Hi guys .You all know me.

I have created this thread for the sole purpose educating every newbie and noob about ROM and it's components...

Here goes

Parts of a ROM

i. The kernel.

ii. The operating system.

iii. Core functions.

iv. Optional applications.

B. How is a ROM packaged?
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Tha TechnoCrat:
ROM & IT's COMPONENTS + CWM ERROR SOLUTIONS

ERRORS encountered in CWM Recovery

.

What is CWM Recovery ?

ERROR STATUS 6

ERROR STATUS 7

We have been consistently seen and heard people facing error “Status 7″ error while trying to flash or install

custom ROMs or firmware packages on their Android smart phones or tablets with ClockworkMod Recovery. Many

of the users are nowadays facing this problem with CWM Recovery while flashing .zip files of modded or custom

Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) or Jelly Bean (JB) ROMs on their devices. So, you have also downloaded a custom ROM,

placed its .zip file in your phone’s or tablet’s SD card, booted into ClockworkMod Recovery, selected – “install zip

from sdcard” and then chosen the .zip file of the ROM to get it installed on your device. But instead of getting

flashed successfully, if you are facing the issue mentioned below, then just keep reading this article to find out

what’s wrong and fix up the problem :

or the following error right after CWM recovery shows –

So, if you are facing any of these errors while trying to install the desired custom ROM package on your Android

phone or tab, then you may try a various things or steps which may turn out to be the workaround of this

problem. Here are a few tips to get this “Status 7” error fixed in ClockworkMod Recovery and flash the ROM

successfully on your device :
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
its seems great buddy. Great Info. But as I always say, make it readable. Means highlights heading & important informations.;)

Edit: Great.. You did it already.

If possible then try to collect the error list & solutions of CWM error. I have searched a lot but in the office I can't open such sites, due to ban at sites. :Crying:
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Tha TechnoCrat:
Okay let me see brother.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Tha TechnoCrat:
Re: [WIP]ROM & IT's COMPONENTS + CWM solutions

To everyone

If you have any suggestions please tell me and I will try to add it. :o:thumbup:
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] karthik050782:
Re: [WIP]ROM & IT's COMPONENTS + CWM solutions

Nice one..
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
Buddy, Status 7 Error became part of Status 6 in your above post ^^.

Change the Subject & remove WIP. Also, Add CWM ERROR SOLUTIONS instead of CWM Solutions.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Tha TechnoCrat:
Guys is this thread worthy of being a sticky ??? I fyes how to get it sticked???
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
Contact MOD for sticky.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] ronakchavan:
Re: ROM & IT's COMPONENTS + CWM ERROR SOLUTIONS

One of the best threads in sgr forum.. Quite informative for a person like me:thumbup::thumbup:

Sent from my Jellybeaned Galaxy Royale