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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flonker:
Like others have said, props for owning your mistake. However, the "noob" label applies to you, whether you think so or not. There were so many signs you were walking down the wrong path (including an explicit warning on the very page) the very first being that you were on a .uk website. I'm not posting this about that though, I just don't seem to understand why so many people feel the need to venture away from xda to acquire ROMs, this site if full of great ROMs made by great devs, not sure what more people need to end up flashing things they find on international news sites. :confused: Yes, there are other established sites, but usually they overlap with this site. That is to say, if there's something awesome happening somewhere else, you'll hear about it here (with a few exceptions).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] IconBoy:
Whether I am classified as a "noob" or not ;) ... I have flashed custom ROMs on four or five different Android phones over the years.

The Motorola Photon was one where I thought I had a paperweight (nope...not an int'l ROM that time - Ha! Ha!) but because of XDA, I was able to get it working again after many errors. Decent little phone that one.

My error, my expense, my fault on the SGS3. Thankfully I have a working unit and can put the old EVO in the drawer as a backup - it is sloooow!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Glad you got it worked out. Its not easy admitting (and on the internet to say the least) that you had made a mistake even as a seasoned flasher. Its never easy to admit an error, at all

I agree with metalfan above and I applaud you, you made a mistake and you paid for it, lesson learned
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] csmasn:
Well... Don't re-read is for noobs. Sorry if that hurts you.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sputnik767:
You may not be a "noob" in the technical sense of that term, but as you already know, the mistake you made was an amateurish one. For one, you were on a .uk website, and second, the very article mentions that you have to be mindful of your model number and specifically mentions buying in the UK. There were at least 3 checkpoints in that article that should have prompted further scrutiny on your part. I do commend you for taking responsibility for your actions and for you PSA to be careful about what you flash, and I do understand how you got tripped up. This is probably the first Android phone that was released to multiple carriers worldwide. Also, what I would like to see from devs is a conspicuous message in the OP of their ROM about specifically which carrier/version their ROM is for. Often that is not mentioned.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rocket321:
So let me prose this question to everyone calling him a noob (including our devs) - why don't devs write their install scripts to read the current build.prop to check for the correct model before the wipe & install begins? If this is happening hundreds of times per month, a pretty small amount of scripting could probably stop this from happening 99% of the time.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Good point. Bad code leads to bad problems. And its actually a very simple line of code in the updater-script that would abort, but increasingly people are dropping that habit and changing to a no-check install

assert(getprop("ro.product.device")=="DEVICE_NAME" && getprop("ro.product.board")=="DEVICE_NAME")
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] xblackvalorx:
I'd say your a noob. Title is wrong. Lol.

.co.uk <----- not even us website.

Did you see "sprint" or d2spr any where? No.

Derp.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
How about a counter point, if the noobs would read before flashing, it would stop this from happening 100% of the time! If you don't have time to read before trying to mod your device, you shouldn't be doing it in the first place...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] csmasn:
Will always wonder why people find the right place just a second after they turn theirs phones into a fully functional brick.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sputnik767:
That's a straw man argument. Yes, you're right on the surface, but it is not inappropriate to build safeguards into a ROM. Not all mistakes are caused by not reading the instructions, and just reading will not prevent 100% of these mistakes. However, a line of code that checks to make sure you're flashing a file for the correct device will go a long way.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CrfEpic4g:
I would classify this as a noob mistake thus classifying you a noob as well.... the way I see it atleast.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
I disagree, if you read carefully these mistakes will be avoided every time! I have never bricked my phone because I flashed a Rom or kernel from another device... know why? Because I read and if I didn't understand it completely the first time can you guess what I do? That's correct, I read it again :rolleyes:

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
Lol you want to regulate rom building and create a Union of Developers which will all will build roms with these safeguard techniques. Just bring me in on the ground floor I see $$$ in the future... Dues, fees, certification... :D:D

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sputnik767:
Obviously I don't disagree with you, and I have never flashed the wrong ROM either. Is implementing a basic checkpoint difficult? Any good reason not to do it. If it adds a significant amount of time that the dev has to put in, that's one thing. If it's as simple as adding a single line of code, well, why not?I'm all for personal responsibility, but if this is an easy implementation, why are we splitting hairs over it?

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I'll be honest, I have no idea how you drew that conclusion from anything I've said.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
in all reality if someone is to lazy to read and needs a dev to implicate a check to make sure you don't brick because you've installed the wrong Rom for your phone, that person deserves a brick... Not aimed directly at you, this goes for everybody, if you're too lazy to read thoroughly and you've bricked your device because of it, sorry to say it, but you deserved it... before modding a $500 device, read a little... no, actually READ A LOT AND THEN KEEP READING!

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
Yeah, I'm torn in this debate, cause I think a failsafe ifs a good idea, but at the same time it could be argued that it could reinforce the mindset that people can flash whatever they want Willy-nilly and not really read it.

I would bet that if it started to get implemented, we'd see people who bricked their phone with an international version with this excuse: "well xyz rom always warned me about installing on the wrong phone. So I assumed this one would, too."

At the end of the day, regardless of how many safeguards the developers bake in their code, you'll still have people who flash it incorrectly and damage their phones.

At the same time, though, I'm torn because I think it's a good fix and easy to implement.

So, I've basically added nothing to the conversation and am sitting proudly atop this fence.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Lol, you kind of made my point for me... If devs did this it would just make people even more lazy... knowledge is power, power, in this case, can save you a lot of money! Reading is the ultimate failsafe.... If after you've read everything and still don't know if it's safe for your device just don't flash it... ;)

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
Ok

Lol it was a joke!!! But seriously this is a double edge sword. Back in the OG Epic days a safeguard was developed in the scripting so that when installing a rom it would recognize if a phone was on BML partition or MTD partition. This was actually to avoid the same thing and saving people time from going back to Odin. Flastnoles11 point is also very valid it's just going to make people even lazier and will be flashing just anything. The idea is great but getting all developers to use it would be another nightmare. Some will and some won't and then that creates more issues for the noobs.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sputnik767:
The devs do all of these things for us on their own free time and I fully understand that and appreciate all they do. I would never dream of trying to standardize any specific practice or coding standard. To me this is more of an ideal scenario, and I do wish that this was a universal practice simply because it would go a long way to prevent bricks and prevent all of those "help me" threads. In the end, the devs do their work for free and they chose how to do it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
The best safeguard is your own damn reading comprehension. Dev's start implementing safety checks, noobs get complacent, one dev doesn't add the check, noob bricks, noob blames the dev, "y u bork mi fone!? Jerk", flamewars end the internet.

The End

☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆

I like to break stuff! :D

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Oh and before anyone gets their panties all wadded up the meme isnt directed towards anyone but the hypothetical noob in my post.

☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆

I like to break stuff! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] RS7JR:
Awesome debate! Really great points on both sides. I was changing my mind back and forth reading it. Lol. Well...guess it's over.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Last thing I will say about it, the only way this would work is if EVERY SINGLE DEV (not only on xda, but everywhere, since the op here didn't find the Rom on xda) did this, and we all know that won't happen.... Reading goes a long way, why do you think it was one of the first things we are taught as kids!

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rocket321:
One argument I'd add is "you don't know what you don't know." Maybe someone heard of flashing a ROM from a buddy, they google a ROM and dl/flash it. This hypothetical person never heard of XDA, doesn't usually read forums, etc. Do they really "deserve" to kill their $500 device? There are other sites to find ROMs with very little info. Heck, maybe the google search turned up a direct download from rapidshare or something.

And a second thought - the more these "n00bs" brick their phones and then claim insurance, the higher and higher our TEP rates go. If I were a DEV, I would rather put in the 1 line of code and hopefully encourage other Devs to do the same, and keep my insurance lower in the future. Trust me - if even 1/2 of the Devs started putting [SAFE] (for example) in their ROM title, the other 1/2 would be scrambling to implement the code and be one of the cool guys too.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Yes, they do deserve it, if you're going to miss your device without doing research first then you most definitely deserve it! Point blank, period!

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] RS7JR:
Just a thought....maybe add that line to the code in order to keep the stupid bug reports from the verizon noob in the d2spr thread reporting all types of bogus bugs. Not necessarily just to save someone from bricking. Perhaps it would help eliminate a lot of clutter in the development threads.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
Again we need to create a world wide union, if your going to release a rom you have to abide by these rules. You pay an annual fee to be recognized and have the certification. If you don't join we send some people out to talk to you and explain why it's beneficial to your health to join the union. We have one world order on android roms. If you don't join and follow rules you pay a heavy price... Maybe a pet at first, then a cousin.... Etc...

lmao :D in theory it's a great idea to get this sort of safeguard in place. In practice it will never happen. Too many devices, to many platforms too many developers in too many country's.

The easiest and clearest method is as Flastnoles11 said READ... If you don't read and you screw it up its like my Grammy used to say "too bad, soo sad"

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] RS7JR:
Welp, there it is.

Lmao! I'm gonna start that world wide union!

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mdshin2001:
sorry to hear about that.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Keith Patrick:
Ultimately it is the responsibility of the individual doing the flashing. On the other hand we all have to pay for bricked devices, one way or another. An increase in costs will always get passed to the consumer.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jmurray1818:
Thanks for letting us know what NOT to do.
[HTC One S] itsgreedd:
Hello I want to root and install a custom rom on my phone but I would like to prepare for the worst before hand. I would like to know if anyone has the HTC One S Stock rom from FIDO or would like to know if the same stock ROM from T-mobile would work in the same model as the HTC One S from FIDO?
[HTC One S] ryanshew:
Just make a nandroid backup before you flash a ROM

HTC_One_S | S-OFF | Root_Box | Bubba_3.7b_SoftOV
[HTC One S] itsgreedd:
HTC One S ROM Fido

I was wondering if the HTC One S at T-Mobile is the same model as the one from FIDO?
[HTC One S] bmb1983:
I'm with FIDO. I have been using the ROGERS RUU and ROGER stock ROM for all my tinkering. Works for me! :good:
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yamasukisan_123:
1. I reinstalled 3rd party rom throgh Odin

2. reboot after installed but stuck on the Samsung logo.

3. Then come to Recovery mode, wipe data/factory reset"

4. restart to Download mode and install official Samsung Rom through Odin, then restart.

5. Then I only see a Triangle with Exclamation mark inside between Cell phone and Computer.

6. Can not come to Download mode NOR Recovery Mode.

7. Only stuck on Item 5

Please help. what can I do??
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jazz995756:
That is considered download mode just reflash the stock ROM with Odin and you should be fine
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yamasukisan_123:
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Odin can not detect Galaxy Tab
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jazz995756:
Have you tried reinstalling drivers because it should detect it because that is download mode
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yamasukisan_123:
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When I plug USB, they can not detect the TAB.

Can you please teach me how to do ??

Greats thanks
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mike_disturbed:
He said it before..install the driver first..then try to plug in the device..because that mode is the secondary download mode..it should be detacted by odin..maybe your driver is not working..try to install the driver again..

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Beauenheim:
I eventually ran a benchmark on my CarbonROM install on my Sprint Galaxy Nexus, clocked at a max of 1.6

But, I saw that my device compared to others is just super super low, I don't have the numbers on me as I don't have my phone, but if you're one of those people who have a high benchmark score, what's your setup?

I know it's said that benchmarks aren't important, but they at least have to mean something with performance.

So, what are you running?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yash13:
Try flashing franco.Kernel. Makes a huge difference!

Before franco: 2204

After franco: 2932 (Quadrant Standard)

ROM: PACman ROM, 1.2 GHz
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
Seriously, there should be a thread stickied for the bench freaks, all in the same place. *sigh*

Sent from my Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
There is one. Just needs sticky-ing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tritonesub:
See, the thing is, benchmarks really do mean nothing. Benchmarks don't affect how well your device performs. If it runs fast, it runs fast-- you don't need the benchmark to know that.

Sent from my Mahjong Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
Yeah. Because being able to crunch 110,000,000 triangles vs 90,000,000 has real world implications.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] WiredPirate:
Yay! It's been a while since we've had a thread to remind us how useless benchmarks are and offer us all an opportunity to debate about it, yet again.:good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Spoderman:
I make my words what Chainfire said, but globaly.

If you trust benchmark results, you'll know that running naked in the garden for 5mins will affects performance by 20%
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Beauenheim:
Neat, alright.

So absolutely nothing?

That really doesn't make any sense to me. Those 90,000,000 triangles being processed will at least show me how well it will do in a game, to a degree, right?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 063_XOBX:
Not in any way you could actually notice. That was also an extreme hyperbole as far as differences go. To be totally honest, the only real value of benchmarks is stress testing an OC but even then there are better ways.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Beauenheim:
Well alright, thanks for your insight. I've been in the android game for awhile but I don't know a lot of these things.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pjmiebach:
I flashed the jedi x12 rom which came with SaberKernel_16 kernel and hdmi worked (though cropped a little at top and bottom) but no sound on tv nor usb ports recognize my usb memory stick, mouse, nor keyboard.

Flashed SaberKernel_17 kernel and sound now plays on tv but still no usb support.

Also smart dock line out doesn't seem to work.

Tried flashing Perseus-alpha34.2-t889-CWM.zip but same result.

Anyone able to get usb ports working?

Smart dock model EDD-S20JWE from crackberry.com.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pjmiebach:
I tried using the charger that came with the phone and now the usb ports are recognized. Mouse, keyboard and usb sticks are recognized. The line out still doesn't seem to work when I hook it up to my stereo or headphones.

I tried using the charger that came with the dock again and the usb ports still work. So I'm still not 100% sure what the issue was...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pjmiebach:
Yup it seems the charger that came with the dock doesn't output enough power. The smart dock works great with my HP TouchPad charger.

I'm getting a replacement and will return the smart dock with the bad power adapter.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] lolreconlol:
I'm really sick of my iPhone, and miss the android world. A guy near me said he'll trade his razr for my iPhone 4. Should I do it? Last droid I had was the Fascinate.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] HSD-Pilot:
Get an Android Device with unlockable Bootloader. The RazR is great, but it's so damn locked and right now we can't root it on JB (GSM) and no one knows when it will be possible. That would never happen with an unlocked Bootloader.

Without Root it's a pain and you can stay with your IPhone.

Just my 2ct ;)

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[Motorola Droid RAZR] spinstartshere:
I have a tablet that I have rooted and my Razr, and I have never felt the need to root it. I can do everything I want and need to be able to do with it just fine without root access. It all depends on what the phone would be used for.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] romdroid.:
But he lives in the US and the US got root and officiall JB so I dont see the problem? Also there is very good progress for cm 10.1 and kexec.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Steven87:
Trade it ;)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] BADDINOROX99:
trade
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shucrut:
Hey guys

I've been watching out the work of psyke83 by porting kernel 3.0.31 to msm7x27 devices in madteam forum and him next release of CM10.1 for Galaxy 5 (no ETAs) will already be using this new kernel, how you

can see in changelog maded by himself (http://madteam.co/forum/development-8/(dev)-cyanogenmod-10-1-galaxy5-port-(androidarmv6)/).

Considering the good things he comented in changelog by bringing kernel 3.0.31 to Galaxy 5, i'm wondering if developers here are already knowing that and if the same will occur to our Ace.

Will we have kernel 3.0.xx working on futures 4.2 based ROMs? Here is the link to the kernel development itself http://madteam.co/forum/development...el-3-0-8-porting-for-samsung-msm7x27-devices/.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattshady:
Would be awesome if devs would implement latest 3.x kernel
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] P_A:
We have already 3.0.31.1 kernel xD )) Its working awesome. Big battery life and big performance
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattshady:
who is "we"?

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[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siddharthbball:
links for download?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikwen:
Look at this: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39970645&postcount=263
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikwen:
Psyke83 checked the kernel and found out that this is just

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39972798#post39972798
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shucrut:
Yea, this one was a fake, but i was talking about the real development that is being made by psyke and the others. I really expect to see our legacy devices (Ace, G5, Mini, Gio, etc) running this kernel with android 4.2.1
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikwen:
Could anybody please post the link to his kernel 3.xx sources here as I am not a member of the madteam forum and can't view links there for that reason?

EDIT: Found it: https://github.com/psyke83/android_kernel_samsung_msm

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And does anybody know why they can not get it booting on our Ace?
[General Questions and Answers] Satishks:
Hi Friends i want CM7 Rom for Micromax A57 Can Someone Create it......:crying:i m waiting for that......:victory:
[General Accessories] plop:
im looking to buy a mmc/sd card for my xda2. The cheapest i can find for a 128mb mmc card is £24.67 from ebuyer.com. (delivered UK)

Any body else know of any cheap places to buy accessories
[General Accessories] Wojtek:
Do not buy SD other than SimpleTech. It is much cheaper than any other makes anyway, and it has true 10MB/s speed. Backing up entire XDA on this card takes about 3 minutes, compared to 1 hour or more on standard SD. It is really amazing. I bouth 256MB and a special memory stick which can handle it for normal PC together for 108USD
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] groggycl:
Hi guys, I am being offered a korean version (Samsung Galaxy S II I9100/ SHW-M250) and I have some questions...

What is the actual difference with the regular I9100? would I lack some awsome stuff buying this version instead of the regularr one? would I be able to use the regular I9100 (not the 9100g, I know that is a different version as well) modded firmwares posted on this site?

thanks!!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] groggycl:
anyone?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
Why not search XDA and Google about that model? You will get an idea about its support and development, and any problems that its users may have faced..:)

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

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