yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Wildfire S] iPlopp4D:
Hi anybody wants a change on this Rom??

because Nick wants to make this awesome rom awesomer and much better

but he can't when nobody says him what to change.. so say please what you wanna change and he will do this :good:
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
NEW BUILD!!!!

Yeah thank man! I have build new build now it working perfect WITHOUT FC, ERRORS, REBOOTS AND Other! But i want to edit it to make more cooler and awesome! So also i added Awesome beats and add support to marvelc! NOW I NEED

YOUR

HELP! ;) :victory:
[HTC Wildfire S] iPlopp4D:
I've a question:

for what do I need aLogcat??
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
So you can write logcat with you phone! i think it is very useful! :good:
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
NEW BUILD!!!!

SOOOO, PEOPLE I NEED YOUR IDEAS!! MY BUILD IS WORKING (tested by IPlopp4D). I RELESED IT, BUT I NEED YOUR IDEAS FOR NEXT BUILD! PLEASE BE MORE ACTIVE!! :laugh:
[HTC Wildfire S] Taikun hearth:
what thing you add nick
[HTC Wildfire S] kantry123:
In cm9 by modpunk the only bug left was camcorder recording by stock cm camera....so if ur base is cm9 then how have u fixed it..?

---------- Post added at 12:33 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:26 AM ----------

Also wen u record its shows as if it's recorded...but wen u play...there are so many green & multicolored lines

Thats it...!

So have u fixed that
[HTC Wildfire S] sandris01:
IDEAS

Here's some ideas that should be done:

# Change Calculator and Gallery to something actually usable (Quickpic and RealCalc is my personal best)

# Add Noozy player and Noozxoide EIZO-rewire™ PRO audio mod (Best sound quality I ever had)

# Not sure if this is possible, but if you could add camera app from official LEWA rom, than I can't find words to describe how awesome this rom would be!!!!!!
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
Answers

See the chagelog man! And TRY IT!! ITS PERFECT!! :victory: :o

Kantry123, I dont know how i fix it, i just port it! So i know about lines but my camcorder doesnt have this artefacts! But it has low FPS! :good:
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
GOOD!

Okey man I hear you! See my new build!! :p
[HTC Wildfire S] Taikun hearth:
hahahaha right now im using you new build
[HTC Wildfire S] yavuzyavuz06:
http://xdaforums.com/show...7#post40004437

not work!!
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
Soo, do you liked it?
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
This is not my method man, you should write to a creator not to me, i dont tested it
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
Do u try to make it in my rom?
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
Soo, anybody tryed my rom?

Sent from my WS, powered by my port-rom CaveFire-Alpha#3
[HTC Wildfire S] Taikun hearth:
hahahah i using right now

but hehehe right now is intaling

you fix the home bottom
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
Yeahh, it is working but you need to install new gapps from op, the included gapps cause the buttons problems!!

Sent from my WS, powered by my port-rom CaveFire-Alpha#3
[HTC Wildfire S] Taikun hearth:
interesting i going to download the new gapps heheheh is reallly smooth what other thing you add:angel:
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
Read the first post, i add changelog, so you need new gapps because i port this gapps with rom, so they sometimes crashes and cause different problems, read CHANGELOG

Sent from my WS, powered by my port-rom CaveFire-Alpha#3
[HTC Wildfire S] Taikun hearth:
Sweet :good:
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
I need YOURS help what i need to change, include, removed, edit! I make ROM for PEOPLE! Soo please help me, with your help my ROM ll became more and more bla-bla-bla!

Sent from my WS, powered by my port-rom CaveFire-Alpha#3
[HTC Wildfire S] Taikun hearth:
Try to add

Audio clean to more effect in the music

Some Theme to get more cool the phone

And Try to add a ota update for the people using you rom receive the update
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
Clean audio - i ll try

New theme - ok (do u try lg theme in my rom?)

About ota, i think about it but it is very difficult, i dont know how to add this function

Soo thanks man, so how about removing and additing new apps?

Do you install it? Can you make a short rewiew? I want to include it in OP!

Sent from my WS, powered by my port-rom CaveFire-Alpha#3
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
I become the SENIOR MEMBER

Sent from my WS, powered by my port-rom CaveFire-Alpha#3
[HTC Wildfire S] Taikun hearth:
Yes i try the new theme look goodo

Yes add more application maybe some games hehehe

Yes i install the rom look really smooth, i only have in the install some problem becuase stay in htc

Try your best your have a good work remember i am your official tester too:laugh:
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
What is problem you have?

Sent from my WS, powered by my port-rom CaveFire-Alpha#3
[HTC Wildfire S] Olivier:
OTA isn't that difficult.

What you need: a place where you upload your ROMs - DIRECT download links (without waiting time or something like that). I'd recommend Clockworkmod or GooIM. You've got unlimited space there + DL links.

You also need to know how to edit build.prop (everyone can do this).

So if you choose Clockworkmod, your OTA update app will be "ROM Manager". If you choose GooIM, your updater app will be the GooIM app. That's it! :p

Gesendet von meinem HTC Wildfire S mit Tapatalk 2
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
I try to register in goo.im but nothing, no emails from admins, so i have yandex narod there isnt time at all! How about it?

So, can you help me with aroma and ideas for new build?

Sent from my WS, powered by my port-rom CaveFire-Alpha#3
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
So, thanks

How about another ideas? So where is my 304 thanks? I dont see them! :)

Sent from my WS, powered by my port-rom CaveFire-Alpha#3
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
New gapppss!!!!

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[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
We have idea!

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[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
New build!!!! For marvelc!! Read my op!!

I released my 3 build for MARVEC! You can download from my op! ​

:angel: :good:
[HTC Wildfire S] yavuzyavuz06:
hi i like your rom but

not option "show sms pop-ut" check

can you add "show sms pop-ut" check option?
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
Question

What is that option? :confused:
[HTC Wildfire S] cahir1495:
Could you add Paranoid Preferences? ;D and is there LG lockscreen in your rom?
[HTC Wildfire S] yavuzyavuz06:
"show sms pop-ut" option.
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
hmm i dont know about preference, lg locscreen added
[HTC Wildfire S] iPlopp4D:
what did you add today?
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
Man i dont know how to add this option :confused:
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
I remake gapps because they have not working gallery and add marvelc support(not tested yet)
[HTC Wildfire S] Olivier:
Please upload your ROM(s) somewhere else :)
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
Ok, man i ll upload it in devhost!!
[HTC Wildfire S] Olivier:
Thanks, a download speed of max. 64 kbit/s is just too weak for me :D
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
Do you want to test it? How our marvellous cavefire?
[HTC Wildfire S] iPlopp4D:
i want please
[HTC Wildfire S] Olivier:
No, I want to rebase the ROM on CM10 and see if it works
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
I dont mean it, i mean MY roms, so when we create it we send it to you firstly! Be patient! ;)
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
Soo, have you got ideas for my new build?
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
Soo, have anybody got ideas, questions, or reviews? Please, how try my builds, write back, i need your help!!

Sent from my WS12, powered by my rom CaveFire-ALPHA#3#
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
INT2EXT is working on my rom, you can see on screenshots, more 1 gb is avaible in internal storage!!

Sent from my WS12, powered by my rom CaveFire-ALPHA#3#
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
People, give me ideas!! I making ROM for YOU not for me! Please be active
[HTC Wildfire S] polfrank:
downloading now, will test and come back for feedback! :)
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
Okey man, thank you
[HTC Wildfire S] NikSalsa:
Do u have marvel? Install rom, flash gapps and if your ws 12 so you need kernel from the op!
[HTC Wildfire S] polfrank:
Hey I tried to install in cwm recovery and I get

E:Error in /sdcard/customisation/CaveFire-Alpha#3.zip

(Status 0)

Installation aborted.

:(

Edit: Nevermind, I tried it again and it's installing now. :D

Edit2: I find it smooth, and overally epic. Just.... No USB tethering, which is important to me.... I don't want to use 3rd party apps (like pdanet+ or easytether), beacause the speed they give is too slow.... :/ So, I think I'll stick to stock....pff....
[HTC Wildfire S] icu64:
Is video playback working for marvelc?
[HTC Wildfire S] Taikun hearth:
My friend something happen with the link every time i download i get the error download
[HTC Wildfire S] thif:
Wildfire s noob inside. What is "WS12" means. I wanna flash your rom to my wifes phone but i need to know what is that means. It would have better performance with the optional kernel i think.

EDIT: I've had a search but was no luck
[HTC Wildfire S] varun26296:
Wildfire S made in Mid 2012 does'nt flash ROMS...A special kernel is made for it to work...

So if your WFS is made in 2012 then you have to flash that kernel for the ROM to Boot...

To identify if your ROM made in 2012 see this...
[HTC Wildfire S] thif:
thanks. i'll check it asap.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Serpap:
Hi all.

When I try to update my captivate glide with cwm always gives me status 0. I have intalado Literom0.7 with Litekernel 01/03/10

someone could help me?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] spitfire2425:
I'm having the same problems but not with all files. Anyone here know what's going on? Also I can't get aroma to work right..
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Serpap:
I have no problems with Literom-0.9 and ucalj3-rooted stock. With the other gives me the same error. Litekernel The kernel is the only thing I can restore without errors.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] spitfire2425:
Its the updater script.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Serpap:
And how I can solve this problem?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] spitfire2425:
Maybe swap out the script in the meta-inf file?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Serpap:
as I can do?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] spitfire2425:
If you don't know what your doing you probably shouldn't mess with it. It's a fine way to screw things up.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrdickie:
Is there a page that shows all ROMs for specific Device? Maybe have a star rating for each ROM?:cyclops:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amith007:
You go to the device specific forums and look in Developement section to check custom ROMs.. but there is no guarantee that all the roms for your device will be listed there.. you can also try the GooManager app from playstore which will help you to check roms which are compatible with your device..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashkaiprime:
I tried rooting my S3 using the guidelines from this forum.. (Option 2: Only root)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1955423

Here is d procedure...

Download this CF Auto Root from here http://download.chainfire.eu/264/CF-...3g-gtn7100.zip

and extract it to .tar

Procedure :

1.Open Odin and select PDA tab

2.Point to extracted file CF-Auto-Root-SGN2.tar

3.Now switch off device and reboot in download mode

press Vol down + Home +Power, And then, press Volume UP button in Warning Page to enter the Download Mode

4.Connect device to PC and wait till device successfully added to com port (it will turn light blue)

5.Hit ‘Start’ to flash

6.Once it flashed successfully, you can see 'PASS' in table above the ID :COM, you can disconnect device from PC

7.Reboot device and you will have superSU in application drawer.

Everything worked well..till the last step..

After rebooting,touch panel doesnt work..and Welcome screen shows language selection. First welcome screen used to come in portuguese then later after flashing for 4-5 times,it came in english.But the touch doesnt work.I tried factory restore..but it doesnt work..Phones memory is showing up when connected to computer..Somebody Help me bring my Phone back to life! Thank yu! :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ficti0n851:
Looks like you flashed a file for a galaxy note 2 and not an s3.

You need to be careful and flash the right files to your phone or you could end up with a hard brick.

Have a look at the stickies on how to root.

Oh and make sure you have an international galaxy s3 9300 as that is this forum your in.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismast:
you flashed the wrong file (Note II), the process is correct but you need to flash the cf root/auto-root file for the S3 as mentioned! Try it again with it and see if it fixes your issue.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djseaneq:
You Might wanna flash a stock firmware in odin first before you try rooting.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashkaiprime:
yea..mine is I9300 one.

can you give me the link for where I can download the right file for s3? and the procedure wud be helpful too..I mean,it looks like I already might have bricked my phone following wrong procedure..so..dont wanna make it worse :/

thank yu! :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashkaiprime:
Thanks..but can yu give me the link to where i can get Stock firmware for s3 I9300..I am sorry but I am a noob in this! :confused:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashkaiprime:
asdasd

Can yu provide the link for that file for s3 I9300. and can the same process be followed again? will it work under my current phone condition?:(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ag4751:
This thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1957273

Instructions in post 2 and zip file in post 3

ROM is here http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9300&pcode=BTU

Click on the drop down menus to get the correct one for your phone
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashkaiprime:
Tried CFA autoroot..It flashed well but after rebooting touch panel doesnt work..I cant click on language selection or next or any button..Its jst the same as first :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Flash stock rom then factory reset .

Then read the basic faqs and guides before flashing anything or ignore and head straight down the highway to Bricksville .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashkaiprime:
So there is nothing I can do to make my phone's touch panel work??

One more thing is..when I open the phone in recovery mode(vol up+menu+power buttons) the android logo in the background is showing some X mark smething..So i guess its soft bricked rather than hard-bricked..so is there no way it can work?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
One take to a service centre is best as you have a big problem and zero knowledge .

OR

You could try flashing CF Root recovery from development then booting to recovery format cache system data sd card and preload .

Then download mode and flash stock rom via Odin .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashkaiprime:
Service centre ppl telling that motherboard is lost! but i dont think so..cuz phn is booting well in recovery and download mode..its even being detected by computer..its internal memory can be seen too!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ag4751:
If you phone connects to your PC then try completely resetting the phone using Kies

Start Kies, then go to Tools then Firmware Upgrade and Installation, this process will wipe the phone and reinstall the latest firmware, you will need some details from under the phone battery but just follow the on screen instructions.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashkaiprime:
Its showing "device firmware cant support initializing"

Here's the pic..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
You need to ask yourself a simple question .

Is motherboard damaged yes = replace no = flash stock rom via Odin fails = service centre new motherboard .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashkaiprime:
Flashing stock rom doesn't fail..it jst doesnt improve its condition..Touch doesnt work! Flashing(its showing 'Pass' in Odin) and getting detected by computer works well..

As of changing motherbaord..thats wat I am planning to do after i go to my hometown..till then I want to try and make it work..since the symptoms doesn't imply motherboard damage!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Motherboard has multiple components and feeds the digitizer for the screen .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashkaiprime:
Oh..got it now..

Jst out of curiosity..how does rooting some software destroy hardware?

ANd Cnat I jst change that destroyed part instead of Whole Motherboard>?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Striatum_bdr:
No.

You can destroy cpu, gpu by overclocking badly, overvolting, eventually internal card can be corrupted but all those scenario aren't linked to a simple rooting procedure (which is only writing two files on the system partition...).

You need to have a good diagnosis, either the digitizer is dead, or the connection of it on the motherboard. Our the motherboard.

Replacement won't be cheap especially for motherboard.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garryboy:
Try loading stock rom via odin.

Then once complete do a factory reset in recovery menu.

I always find if coming from a custom rom to stock rom a factory reset is required to get it to work correctly.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xSpeced:
Your touchscreen is done. The Note 2 kernel has a higher voltage to the MELFAS controller chip and you fried it.

It happened to Erica (XDA TV) once and she fixed it by shoving a new touchscreen on it.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] joetheman:
ok... i might just be damn dumb, but here goes - i hope someone can help me out

i go to yorch's kitchen, select the stuff, and select 'build ROM now'. the bar at the top goes to 'running mkrom', and it runs for a bit, but after that my IE window just states 'done' and nothing else happens. am I correct to assume a window shld open with an option for me to download the new ROM? tearing my hair out... i'm in Singapore, but we have pretty good cable connection here so that shldnt be the problem right?

jo
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Rudegar:
it takes awhile and sometimes it fail and you have to redo it
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Biso007:
there is no such window. just go to the bottom of the screen and u should find a new button to 'down load' the cooked rom.

Good luck ... :)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] budney:
joetheman - Thank you, I'm not the only one having problems with yorch.com. :) :x I can't cook up a PPC 2002 ROM if my life depended on it!!! I cooked up a 2003 fine and so far it works great, so I will be using 2003 for a while.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] joetheman:
hey all. thanks for the replies so far, but i still get nothing. nada. be it 2002 or 2003 :( no button, no nothing.

anyone nice enough to cook one for me and email it over? :)

jo
[HTC Sensation] shivaagarwal1:
Hi guys,

Can you please help me to port this ROM to Sensation? Its a great ROM. Very stable and fast.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2153205

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] Hitorijanae:
First thing, did you get permission?

2nd thing, The cpu on incredible S is single core msm8255, while we have msm8260

3rd, the incredible s is WVGA (480x800 pixels) while we have qHD (960x540 pixels)

The differences are much too drastic for a good port. You'd have to use m10 tools to change the resolution of HTC sense, and a whole bunch of other things. It's not impossible, but highly improbable.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mnunez2:
Hi to everyone!

My name is Marco Nuñez and I'm from Venezuela, my previous phone was a iPhone 4s and now I have a Samsung Galaxy S3.

My first impress from Android was really awesome, I feel that Android it's like a pocket computer in compare with iOS, manage my files on the phone with a file manager like in linux, make me feel confortable. But, really i miss the cydia tweeks, for example, modify the stock ROM to make the phone don't request the password or patron if the wifi SSID that is connected are in a white list. That is just a example, the cydia tweeks are very usefull on an iPhone. Why android don't have nothing like that? All the modifications that I see are very extreme like a complete ROM. What if i like my stock ROM and I just want a little modification?

if there is, where I can get these modifications?

Thanks to all...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bigmiked:
i decided to try out the s-voice from the gs4 but keep getting network error. can anyone show me were to find the right s-voice for the gs3 on 4.1.1? all the ones i come across are for ics. feel like a dunce for not making a backup of the app before i go and try it out.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hednik:
1. Download this

2. Use root explorer or another file explorer to extract the apk from the svoice folder

3. Push it to system/app, set correct permissions and reboot

You can use the installer to do it but it has all the stock apps in one place just in case you ever need one. Faster this way as well. good to have on hand
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bigmiked:
im not seeing the link.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hednik:
hahaha..sorry about that. It would help

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2166365&highlight=dr+app
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] spielnicht:
Hi guys, I'm a fellow XDA member from the HOX+ neck of the woods. Just got my dad an AT&T Xperia TL and wanted to unlock it for him since he uses it most overseas and was shocked at the cost difference between unlocking my HOX+ (also AT&T) and the Xperia TL...$15 vs $40...and 1hr vs 5 days.

What gives?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Mad Marty:
Unfortunately there's not much you can do about it. If he needs a sim unlocked phone that badly, he shouldn't have bought one on a contract. You could try searching online, but in my experience it's only shady websites offering sim unlocks. On the other hand, if it's absolutely necessary to sim unlock, $40 is not an extreme amount of money.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] AndroidHoneyComb:
http://www.att.com/esupport/article...ements for unlocking iPhone?#fbid=4rgj55cbSdI

unlock att phone ( I think it will work for any device )

try it for free
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
I think that quite clearly says iPhone, but worth a go I suppose
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Mad Marty:
It says

I'm guessing the contract is still running, as the phone is not yet THAT old.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] AndroidHoneyComb:
ATT said they would unlock any phone if you have been a good customer for at least

Days and paid your bill