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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moorkai:
Hello guys, it's me (nay, not Mario :laugh:) again. Another question.

Got a new battery which seems to hold charge well so I thought I might flash something in the likes of CM9 or CM10(.1).

I'm starting this thread because I would like to be totally sure what should I do (although I know I will never be 100% sure I'm doing it right). The reason I'm starting this thread is fear from bricking my phone (now troll me).

A little background (might be TLTR so freely skip it):

A year or so ago, I had a LG GT540 in my possession. Spoiled by the painlessness (is this a word?) of flashing Huaweis I fearlessly dared to flash fastboot on it in order to flash custom ROMs and stuff. The installation instructions seemed dead simple. Battery was full. Followed the procedure from letter to letter. Despite the fact that I followed the whole tutorial, in the end I got a hard brick. One hour later I thought it ought to be either finished or terminated due to an error of some kind. But no. It just stuck. Unplugged it and tried to turn it on. Fail, bootloop. Tried to reflash it, in all the modes I knew of. There were two or so modes: emergency and some über-emergency mode thingy. Fail. Then I tried with the official LG update tool. Final fail. That was the worst idea one could ever get, it got hard bricked, with no signs of life at all. RIP.

Back to the question.

As a proof that I used that damned search feature (at least tried to) here goes the procedure as I've understood it (while searching;)):

do a Nandroid and TB backup (optional, but you might really regret it if you don't do so)

back up your EFS folder

wipe data/factory reset

flash the ROM thru recovery

reboot

if it bootloops, reboot to recovery manually

flash the ROM again to finalize the procedure

eventually flash GApps

So,

did I leave out something?

what's the most reliable procedure/app to backup EFS?

is there a way to verify if EFS is properly backed up?

what's the proper, ahem, primer ROM to flash first and make stuff glue together nicely?

Semaphore's recovery tends to blink when browsing through using the capacitive menu button instead of volume buttons, is that a problem?

is Semaphore's recovery itself, regardless of the before mentioned issue, appropriate for flashing ICS/JB (or should I flash some other kernel/recovery before flashing)?

will I survive on XDA with that much questions at once?

It's SIM unlocked (don't know how, second hand phone, most likely with Helroz's unlock application), other details are in the signature.

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: See last post (#7 if the discussion goes on) for more details and answers to my questions.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TIGER 123:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DLySUtI8vo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRnH13sRAIc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RoZU5ZPMS4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwHVm90HO1w

check out these and you wont brick your phone happy flashing
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moorkai:
I have already flashed a rooted kernel with CWM (CF-Root and later Semaphore).

Please, I know my English ain't perfect, but try to skim through my post. At least the second half of it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TIGER 123:
your english is fine i read your post all of it i was just giving you a bit of direction incase you soft bricked your sgs,and as for what the best rom is they are all good roms the devs spend alot of time developing them its just a matter of what set up you like so try them all till you find one you like darkyrom v11 ,is pretty smooth its ics and stable cm 9 is good also ,remics jb 4.2.2 is good also .sgs i9000 is almost impossible to brick just read or watch the info two or three times just to be sure goodluck
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moorkai:
Aw, thank you! Sorry for me being kinda needlessly rude.

You meant this?

In fact I wanted to know (along with the doubts from post #1) what do I need to flash prior to playing with ICS and/or JB because I thought that there are some ROMs (e.g. CM9) that do the necessary repartition process(es) as there are some partition layout differences between stock Gingerbread and the newer ICS and JB ROMs... and that failing to do so might lead to soft/hard bricks.

I know that asking questions like "What's the best ROM for my phone?" might lead to subjective and conflicting answers as some prefer lightweightness over functionality and vice versa, thus I don't prefer to do so, neither I did so in my first post. Sorry if you understood me otherwise.

Hope that I made some things more understandable now.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moorkai:
Okay, solved this doubt:

However, in one of the videos you posted here CWM 2.5.1.2 was used and thus it additionally stresses the following question:

Help me!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moorkai:
I finally dared to flash CM10.1! Everything went silky smooth. Here are my conclusions for further reference (maybe someone can find them useful). These might be inaccurate, but I didn't brick my phone. After all, don't hesitate to correct me if I'm wrong.

How I flashed CM10.1:

do a Nandroid and TB backup (optional, but you might really regret it if you don't do so)

back up your EFS folder

wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, advanced > wipe dalvik cache

flash the ROM through recovery (install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard)

now it will reboot and finalize the flashing if everything is OK

eventually flash GApps

Questions from the first post and ...answers:

Q: Did I leave out something?

A: Most likely, not.

Q: What's the most reliable procedure/app to backup EFS?

A: Type the following stuff in Terminal Emulator or adb shell (root privileges necessary):

su
tar zcvf /sdcard/efs-backup.tar.gz /efs

# some users suggest that backing this up can also help if IMEI goes belly up
cat /dev/block/stl3 > /sdcard/efs_dev-block-stl3.img

Q: Is there a way to verify if EFS is properly backed up?

A: Dual File Manager is quite useful for testing archive integrity.

Q: What's the proper, ahem, primer ROM to flash first and make stuff glue together nicely?

A: CM10.1, I guess.

Q: Semaphore's recovery tends to blink when browsing through using the capacitive menu button instead of volume buttons, does that mean it will cause ROM installation to fail?

A: I don't know, maybe, so flash CM10.1 with CF-Root kernel installed instead.

Q: Is Semaphore's recovery itself, regardless of the before mentioned

issue, appropriate for flashing ICS/JB (or should I flash some other kernel/recovery before flashing)?

A: See previous answer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] paoton:
Hello

I'm a newbie to GNex and was wondering whats the best kernel to use with PA rom.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] namtombout:
The popcorn kernel

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25164221

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tritonesub:
Please, please, never post a thread like this ever again. Everyone here is so sick of it. Seriously, read a little.

That said, many people have bad great success with AK kernel and Lean kernel, specifically on the PA roms.

Sent from Mahjong Nexus
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] neotenshi:
Hi guys, I want to know what happens to my Droid Incredible, and I installed the drivers, (HTC Driver 4.0.1.002), connect the PC to ADB, and works perfectly, but the reboot into bootloader / fastboot, just do not take, and last but not least, the PC does not recognize the USB. Why does this happen? I received it yesterday, so I have not done much.

Importantly, I have installed Windows 8 Pro on my PC, is it that the drivers are not working properly?

CheerS!
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Aldo101t:
check your usb port is not 3.0-- you should use a 2.0 port, look inside the port. if it's blue it's 3.0, black is 2.0. 3.0 doesn't work well with adb.not saying this is your problem, but it could be.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] neotenshi:
Really? I had no idea. I prove this, was connecting with 3.0

Cheers!
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] neotenshi:
Another problem, now, entering the token to HTCDev, recognizes the error 160:

We're sorry, but it appears your attempt to unlock the bootloader on this device has failed. This could be caused by several factors including simple errors in the entry of the unlock token, problems with your device, or a lack of manufacturer support for the unlocking process. Please see the specific error code listed below, and try again if necessary.

Error Code: 160.

Error Reason: MID Not Allowed.

Why? -_-
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Aldo101t:
you recieved a token via e-mail?? if so, it should work.

or are you trying to get the unlock token, make sure you copy and paste it in correctly, also did you supercid (11111111)to get a token
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] neotenshi:
I put the unlock code that gives me the file, and I get that: (
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Aldo101t:
did you run the automated script to give you fakecid, it's all here in this forum. check it out. then you go to htcdev and get your unlock code.look under development section.

automated script for fake cid-unlock bootloader, etc
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] jose51197:
Means you didn't supercid correctly, run script again
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] neotenshi:
Again the script? Or something is failing?

= Step 2: SuperCID =

========================

Your phone's CID is being modified to SuperCID. Once complete, your

phone will reboot to the bootloader.

/dev/block/mmcblk0p4: cannot open for read: Permission denied

remote object '/sdcard/mmcblk0p4' does not exist

El sistema no puede encontrar el archivo especificado.

cannot stat 'mmcblk0p4': No such file or directory

/sdcard/mmcblk0p4MOD: cannot open for read: No such file or directory

rm failed for /data/local.prop, No such file or directory

< waiting for device >

...

(bootloader) cid: VZW__001

OKAY [ 0.011s]

finished. total time: 0.012s
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] mdmower:
The only way you can use the SuperCid option in the script is if you already have root (does it not say this right next to the task???). Follow the instructions here under "Usage - typical procedures" completely.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] neotenshi:
I run the script again, and it worked. Now I'm flashing a ROM to test equipment: P Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] T3B2A:
Hi all

I rooted my phone with Paranoid Android 3+, now i can't connect to Wifi nor create a Wifi hotspot.

It can search and find all the available Wifi hotspots, save them but with no Internet access.

As for creating a Wifi hotspot, my computer shows that there's network by asking me to choose between a home or public network, thereafter there's nothing.

Please help!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Philminator:
I have been looking for hours online and I now give up. I cannot for the life of me get a simple answer to the question. Are all Note II batteries compatible? I only saw one place that said yes, but if that's true why does eBay have them listed as SGH-i317 vs SGH-i317m or the N7100 ect. it's confusing. I want to make sure because on eBay there's 1000's of batteries but if I get specific and type in SGH-i317m only a few pop up and they are more expensive so I'm hoping another model #'s battery works. Thanks.

PS I saw the similar thread on extended battery case compatibility but I'm wondering about regular battery replacement. I know the note II variants differ slightly, some have FM radio tuner, some have dual sim card capability ect. Are those darn batteries universal :P
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] LittleRedDot:
From what I've read the battery dimensions are the same throughout the models. I would be willing to bet my hard earned money on this.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Philminator:
Thank you. I went ahead and bought 2 3500mah or whatever the abbreviation is lol and a charger for 35$ for model SGH-i317 and mine is SGH-i317m it also said it would fit the n7100 ect. So yes I think it was never really discussed because as you say, there's nothing to discuss they're all the same I'm hoping. I will confirm when I get them
[Motorola Atrix 2] wuxbustah8:
My phone restarts a TON. Sometimes I'll go a few hours, sometimes it'll restart 3 times in 10 minutes.

It restarts without the SIM card, so I know its not that. I've found that flashing the radio to something other than AT&T's fixes the problem. I've been having a hard time finding the Europe radios to actually do this though.

I tried to flash a few different radios with BMM but they all errored out. Not sure if theres a guide I'm missing on this but google has been no help.
[Motorola Atrix 2] mtnlion:
You can extract the radio.img from any of the fxz's then you have to flash it via fast boot.
[Motorola Atrix 2] amynjimmy:
B4 it restarts, have u noticed what state your radio is in? Do you have signal, how many bars if any? Is your data working?. Try to see if you can catch some of this info b4 the next restart.

Atrix 2/ATT/BMM

1. STOCK 4.0.4

2. MIUI

3. PA 315 4.2.2

4. CMPA 4.1.2

6. KEXEC 4.2.2
[Micromax A110] sachin.visavadia:
The orthodox hands free which came with A110 is broken & not other hands free (with mic) is working as the pin size is marginally bigger then the standard pin which is used by Samsung, HTC etc.

Hence i am using a splitter to connect the samsung hands free.

Can you please suggest me some good hands free (with mic) which can give me good sound output.. & also a hands free (with out mic) where i don't have to use the splitter but will get good sound output.
[Micromax A110] maddyrokieasta:
try unix earphones wid good bass quality and good quality mic . its jus available in the market only i 150 Rs . hit thanks if i helped :)
[Micromax A110] pcoruganti:
Try Byte Bluetooth Headset which works extremely good with Micromax A110, you can get it in Flipkart. I have been using it.. Too Good.
[Micromax A110] sachin.visavadia:
unable to locate this ear set..
[Micromax A110] sachin.visavadia:
no one to suggest??
[Micromax A110] sachin.visavadia:
acted NEmiXis

need some good ear set (with mic) which goes well with MMX Canvas 2..
[Micromax A110] maddyrokieasta:
U can normally find this (unix ) earphones wid mic in any normal mobile shop . hit thanks if i helped
[Micromax A110] sachin.visavadia:
Let me try searching this ear set in the shop..
[Micromax A110] ashwani.rock2:
Samsung galaxy s2 duos earphone works like a charm for me the sound is jst awesome!! N with earphone mic u can talk easily

Thannks if it helps
[Micromax A110] !nNOcEnT_DeViL:
Try the earphones of Xperia Live With Walkman... Great in sound quality... Thank if helped. :)
[Micromax A110] sachin.visavadia:
let me try this handsfree
[Micromax A110] sachin.visavadia:
not working for me..
[Micromax A110] rajju2:
I m usong earphone of sony xperia mini..

Far better than stock earphones.. mic is also working..
[Micromax A110] ekhasti:
Sony MW600 BTHS...

amazing...

Connect 3 device [MENTION=702126]time[/MENTION], with FM..
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnkor:
HI there i have received a Second replacement phone from samsung as my previous phone if you have followed my previous thread regarding Lost IMEI or no network but this new phone that i received has faulty LCD Screen as they are burned marks

Spot the Error
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DonSpeedy7:
If I were you ,I'd call samsung and tell them to give me a third one.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bn Waheed:
i think it is , change it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdgreat4:
Should I go for the new galaxy s4 or should I buy the s3 instead? Is it really worth the money?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
This ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2173470

Samsung Galaxy SIII vs S4 (or any other phone) comparison

©®™ on your behalf ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinfauns:
Thread closed

Join the discussion in the thread cited above.
[General Topics] pmprivate:
Apologies if this has been covered before,

I have upgraded my XDA from pocket pc to Pocket pc2002 :lol: ,

All the gprs settings are different, and i can't get online :cry: .

Can somebody tell me the settings for o2 UK 8) ?

Many thanks

Phil
[General Topics] Qman:
Take a look at the below Modaco thread.

http://smartphone.modaco.com/viewtopic.php?t=4861&highlight=gprs+settings

HTH
[General Questions and Answers] taethebest:
I have at&t right now and I been thinking about switching to a prepaid plan my question is do all at&t mvno providers offer the same coverage I can't find anything online about these I would like to get at least hspa+ on a prepaid at&t carrier so to sum it all up which mvno gets hspa+ or do they all offer same coverage ?
[General Questions and Answers] taethebest:
Don't care about straightalk and net10
[General Questions and Answers] taethebest:
Any help?
[General Questions and Answers] Gordon.:
Why don't you care about straight talk and net10? I would assume that all at&t mvnos have the same coverage. I get HSPA+ with mine.
[General Questions and Answers] taethebest:
I can't find straightalk and net10 at&t sim cards on their site I guess at&t pulled out I only can find tmobile sims
[General Questions and Answers] taethebest:
Which mvno do u use have any suggestions on which is the best?
[HTC One S] mr_verystock:
As the title says. I am trying to cook up a rom consisting of the latest RAZR M motoblur, but had a hard time deodexing. I understand what I have to do, But I can't even unpack the odex files!!! Someone help me!!! I'm getting exasperated.
[HTC One S] mr_verystock:
Really. 112 Views and 0 replies? Somebody?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] firespitta:
Yea
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cr0wnest:
I received a phone call on my phone yesterday afternoon from the number +162599121 which tried to gain root access to something called data center on the phone. I didnt know what it was but I allowed it to pass through, though i did not pick the call.

Then when I got up this morning I saw this on the phone.

By any chance are these two related? Did some googling and found out that other people are also getting this but no one seems to know what it is. I'm from singapore running a rooted, but completely stock unbranded Samsung LSE ROM (Singapore CSC) and Speedmod kernel.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhinav quietly brilliant:
You are using 3g without any signal.. Amazing! Well never heard of this case that preconfig is requesting su permissions before at xda. It's a system file look at screenshot
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cr0wnest:
Its pretty common to get 3G or even HSPA with zero bars here. ;)

Anyway I found out that preconfig might have something to do with changing the CSC of the phone. Im already using a ROM with my region's CSC so there should not be a need for it. And I doubt samsung will try to change it in any way.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cr0wnest:
BUMMMMMP
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsungi5500:
I have same mesage displaying ewery now and then, usualy I have to restart phone to make it dissapear. I dont remember to recive any strange phonecalls or anything, I did install app called rando about the same time this message start to show up, but I dont think it is connected.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kamikass:
I installed cm 10.1 over my stock rom via SS accidentally without having a backup... Now I`m running cm 10.1 on stock alot and slot 1, but only the slot one works (as supposed).

I had eclipse v4 ICS rom installed on stock, which i did via BMM, and now I`m not sure what to do.

Since the rom installed on slot 1 (cm 10.1) is working with no issues, I`m leaving it this way for a while, but I`d really like to clean up installations in future to install JB on stock with no slots, since I`d have more internal space available.

So the question is: What do I have to do to clean up my razr gsm and start over from a clean JB on stock slot (LATAM, isn`t released yet, right?).

And finally, should I face any issues if I install EU JB release?

Thanks in advance!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Steven87:
If you want to start fresh you have to go to stock recovery and full wipe, the flash your stock latam firmware of choice..
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kamikass:
Thanks! I should search for fastboot files, right?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] TheMrcool212:
Yes, just go to this link:

http://sbf.droid-developers.org/
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kamikass:
How do I know which is the latest Latam? Which is the difference between 6.5.1, 6.7.2 and 6.7.3? ICS, JB (4.1.2) and JB (4.2.2)?

Sorry for so many questions :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] TheMrcool212:
i think the 6.7.2 one, because i flashed retail eu ics and the number is 6.7.2
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kamikass:
Well, I`m trying 6.7.2-180_SLC-35_LATAM_SPYDERICSRETBRLA_ServiceCFC_fastboot.xml.zip... All I should do is restart phone on AP Fastboot, full wipe and flash it? (RSD?)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kamikass:
Btw, do I have to uninstall SS or delete rom slots?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] TheMrcool212:
Maybe yes
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] _Variable:
Can some other dev here send me the ADT bundle for windows? My internet is slow so I prefer if you could compress it a bit.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Sent from a dark and unknown place

Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3100
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] ClubsHeartsSpades:
Since the new Galaxy S4 has been announced, the S Health feature looked very nice! I went to a XDA forum where they ported the S Health apk to the Galaxy s3. I downloaded the apk and placed it in /system/app/ . I then restarted my phone and when it started up, I see the lockscreen and i have about 5 seconds and then the device freezes. I cannot do anything! I have to hold in the power button or take out my battery for the phone to restart again (only to freeze again once it starts up, making the phone unusable). I have a big feeling that it has something to do with the S Health apk. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME!!! Thanks in advance

Link where i downloaded the S Health apk: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746670
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] jetbruceli:
Since its a system app you can reflash your ROM without wipe to remove that system app.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] anitadiamond22:
Maybe it's due to the SDS fix. It is said that, instead of damaging the device, the fix occasionate freezes. Check for the SDS freeze post in the forum and U'll get more info. The S Health is definitely not the cause of those problems.