yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
Ok. I'm trying this again:

This will hopefully fix the FCs in anyone running Stock w/ Goodies 3.44 (it should work for all versions of SWG no promises lol!) . All credit to one_love_420 and Timberwolf671 for the smali edits. I just ported this and recompiled this with SWG 3.44 services.jar. I also disabled sig checking in PackageManagerService. Again thank you to one_love_420 for the how to on that.

If you wish to revert simply flash the stock SWG services.jar zip I posted. Feedback is welcome. :D

Note flex will return on 4/29/13 and hopefully SWG will return as well!

Update: I added the stock services.jar for those who wish to revert without flashing the entire ROM again. ;)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] timberwolf671:
bump:good:

What to keep this for all to see running flex's great rom and as a thank you for his generosity. :highfive:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bigjustinturbo:
When exactly do the force closings show up? I'm curious if I've run into it yet. Last night I was having problems when clicking on URLs inside of other apps (Facebook, Twicca, Gmail) and some of them would force close instead of opening the link. I flashed the ROM again to fix it though, thinking I had screwed something up on my own or deleted a system app in Titanium Backup that I shouldn't have.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] timberwolf671:
U will get random f/c's and I mean random. when u are surfing using either browser with 3 or more pages. Sometimes when exiting from EQS or settings. Every person will have it at different times. If u have no HTC widgets on any of the home screens it usually does not occur. Or using a non-sense launcher like Nova or Apex.

Sent from my EVO using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ItsTommyGun:
I get force closes with the rom every time I go home. The theory is that it's linked to the weather widget updating.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
Did you clear cache and more specifically dalvik cache before you flashed this? Services.jar is used by the dalvik vm. :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sharkie405:
are the smali edits they did to Rosie.apk shown anywhere that can be linked?

I have random fc as you mentioned. While I'm not on SWG, my ROM is very similar. You zip works on my ROM, except that I lose the APM option from homescreen settings. I'm using the Rosie.apk from OMJ's mod pack.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
I wouldn't recommend using this on another ROM unless you know exactly how to compare the smali files to see what was changed and then recompile the services.jar like I did. Simply flashing this over any other rom or mod pack will break things.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sharkie405:
I can compare files, but I was hoping to not have to spend the time figuring out which smalis the edits are in when it's already been figured out.

So, the fix/edits or at least what smali files are changed aren't posted anywhere for others to use in their own files.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rawintellect:
\com\android\server\am\ActivityManagerService.smali

and

\com\android\server\pm\PackageManagerService.smali

have been changed. do exactly what I did:

decompile services.jar and do a compare on those smali files to see what's changed. Then port them over to YOUR decompiled services.jar and recompile
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sharkie405:
That's what I'm talking about. Thank you very much!
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] zetex:
hi,

i have just downloaded the radio stack from O2 v4.21. I have tried to upgrade through active sync 3.71 it upgraded ok, but when i went to restart the XDA it gets stuck on the boot screen. the one that says test not for resale... and at the bottom right hand corner its says A.30.07 and then locks up.

normally before i tried to upgrade it said A.30.07 the underneath it said 4.20...

anybody know what i need to do to correct it?? i have looked through loads of forum posts and now i'am really confused???

Thanks alot

Zetex :?:
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] zetex:
a bit of further info my Bootloader on my xda1 is 5.22

I'am also willing to pay for help i recieve to get my xda up and running again, because without it i really i'am stuck. I don't just use it as i gadget i use for everyday work/pleasure...

Thanks alot

Zetex
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] zetex:
can anybody help me????
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] cranny:
Hi,

No experts or semi-experts seem to be offering any help. I consider myself a fairly experienced novice so I am not sure how useful (or safe) my advice is. Take care! But here are my observations..........

You say the upgrade went OK? Does this mean you got as far as the message Flash Complete! Press OK to restart your device?

If so, this is encouraging as most of the problems I've located on this forum stopped part way through the upgrade (many at 1%).

Did you follow the instructions accompanying the upgrade to the letter? (ie. kill all running programs, switch off phone etc.)

The 4.21 upgrade is for the PW10A1 model not the PW10B1 (check the back of your xda's case to find out). Not sure how you deal with this one if yours is a PW10B1.

Can you enter bootloader mode? (soft reset with the stylus while holding the power button). If so, this is also good news. Someone with more experience than me could probably tell you what to do next. (Possibly flash a new ROM using the SD card method. Although you upgraded the Radio Stack it may have corrupted or upset your Radio Unit/'ROM'. If you decide to do this, I suggest something based on the v3.17 such as the XDA developers special edition ROM ..... you can always upgrade to WM2003 again later.).

Good Luck!

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[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] zetex:
cranny,

Thanks alot for the reply m8, I did try what you have suggested by reloading the 3.17 o2 rom via sd card and now it won't even switch on anymore.

not to worry its gone off to the xda repaire center in Norwich today for repair under warranty.

Thanks for the reply anyway m8:)

Zetex
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gpzbc:
A friend of mine just purchased the S3 a few days ago. Today they checked their data usage and they are already at 850 mb of data. So I told them to check what apps were the culprit. As it turns out, it was the Gallery. So we figured out that it consumed all of that data while doing the initial sync that synced all of their Picasa Web albums with the Gallery. So we went in to the Account settings and disabled Picasa Sync all together. I should also add that they are not on Google+ and therefore the Google+ Instant Upload feature is not on.

So I am wondering if there is any way that I can set Picasa to sync only on wifi. Is it something easy and I am just missing it?

Thanks in advance for your help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Surge1223:
I dont know what you mean, are you trying to avoid manually syncing on wifi? You can just turn on picasa photo sync and wifi at the same time then I guess.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gpzbc:
Whoops. Sorry.

Thanks for your reply. I would like to leave Picasa Sync on in the background, but only have it sync while on wifi, instead of on my mobile data.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bro1999:
Hello,

I currently have the CM 10.1 ROM flashed, along with faux's latest beta kernal installed. When I am connected to T-mobile's LTE network, everything works fine, except for the fact I cannot send MMS messagse to other people's phones. When I switch back to HSPA, I can send MMS messages fine. I have T-mobile's $30/month 4g prepaid service.

Has anyone been able to send MMS messages over LTE on T-mobile's network? Are there any settings I can adjust that will allow me to send MMS over LTE? Or has T-mobile simply not enabled MMS to be sent over its LTE network yet?

edit: nevermind, I fixed my problem. In my LTE APN, I just added "http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc" to the "MMSC" linen, and now I can send MMS messages normally.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] UnexplainedBacon:
Howdy,

Question about YouTube on the Note 2. Is there some reason it buffers constantly for some vids but not others? For example HD gameplay videos from Matroix (Call of Duty vids) buffer ever few seconds, while HD vids from Marques Brownlee (MKBHD - Android and tech vids) not only don't pause to buffer but the progress bar screams across. Is this something to do with YouTube, the Note 2, or different methods the authors used for converting/compressing their files?

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] UnexplainedBacon:
I should clarify, this is over WiFi at home, with about 10-12 Mbps.

Why my WiFi is only 1/5th of my wired speeds is a question for another forum...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] UnexplainedBacon:
One more factoid... I was just trying a video on Ali-A's (Matroix) channel, in SD instead of HD, and it STILL paused to buffer. What deuce...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sasquatch080:
Maybe not me only. On Beans, I would get this buffer on all hq videos. On Mean Beans no buffer. Don't know what's up but ill get to the bottom of this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] UnexplainedBacon:
Ah.. My ROM is Beans 9. I know I am behind in upgrading. :eek:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] needabottle:
I bought a new Note 2 from an Authorised T-Mobile store for a price which was about 100 dollars less than what most T-mobile stores sell. It came in a non T-mobile box and didn't have t-Mobile branding on the back which I never noticed until I got home. It had the normal sticker on the side of the box with the IMEI, SGH-T889 model number and SKU etc etc. I put my sim in fired it up and went to phone info. It showed T-Moble and showed there was software update which it did. Phone starts up with usual T-mobile startup movie thing and seems to work ok. in my apartment I was only getting edge but out and about it shows LTE and 4G. The edge thing bugged me (my Nexus 4 gets 3G and H in the same place) and I went to a T-Mobile Chat with a rep and they checked the IMEI and guess what... they say ....."Based on our records, the phone is not verified as a T-Mobile phone". WTF!!!!!!

Obviously I'm heading back to the store tomorrow, but anyone know what is going on? Anyone heard of this before. Is it a "gray market" phone if such things exist. The store looks like it is authorised. T-Mobile sign on outside wall and all t-Mobile branding and handsets inside.

Totally new one on me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] salmanaman:
Probably the tmobile rom loaded onto a n7100, that's the only thing I can think of. That still doesn't explain the, label "t889" you said...strange
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] needabottle:
It gets better. the battery doesn't have any Samsung marking on it and when I looked at the label under the battery it does show the little Samsung Logo, gives the FCC ID and says rated 3.8V ------- 1,300mA

I'm not much with electrical stuff but the battery says 3100mAh. does 1,300mA equate to 3100mAh. I guess mA = miliamps and mAh is miliamp hours. My first though was that the label in the phone was misprinted and it should say 3100mA and not 1300mA.

Definitely interesting stuff for me :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] blaxican25:
Can you post some screen shots man?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
Thats normal. I cant explain it, but based off about 5 legit direct from tmo sght889's, they all said that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] moabizzi:
First thing coming to my mind is that someone got a bootleg phone, purchased a real one aswell, said it messed up, and returned the bootleg one to the tmo store. Then somehow they got it to u.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] e46tuning:
You just better hope they let you exchange it. You dont want them to tell you that they cant because its a phony phone and blaming you that you swaped the legit one to that one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ungraph:
If it was an official T-Mobile store, they would've checked the phone's IMEI to verify.

If anything, OP said the store looked like it was authorized. Just because they have T-Mobile stickers on the window pane and sell t-mobile phones doesn't make it a T-Mobile phone. They're just a dependent authorized reseller and to be honest, t-mobile has little to no business as to how the operate.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] inspron:
Pictures please so we know what exactly what you are seeing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] needabottle:
Guys thanks for your thoughts. Went back to the store, they basically said "tough doodoos". $70 restocking fee...... We tested the phone and it would get LTE/4G and 1 bar. It was therefore working fine according to them. His note 2 was pulling down some insane speed of over 20 megawoopdeedoos on speedtest. Mine was lucky to connect. If I set the network to 4G/3G/2G it wouldn't get any signal at all. Just a circle with a line through it. Called the T-Mobile tech line. This guy said yes it was a verifiable T-Mobile phone. What.... but your colleague last night said it wasn't............ Seller refused to swop or refund so I left. Went to T-Mobile store. They said it was probably a refurb phone and that basically it was a crapshoot with them and that they couldn't help. They gave me a new sim card in case it was the problem but no change. Phone seems to cycle from no signal to 3 bars on E to 1 bar on LTE/4G to no signal at all just sitting on my desk.

Unfortunately I paid with a debit card. the store wouldn't accept credit cards. The charge is still pending but Chase said they couldn't stop it. However as the phone is defective / suspect, advertised as new but probably a refurb they said to contact claims once the charge has gone through and they will see about reversing it. No idea if that will be successful. So ultimately, I might get a refund. If not I guess I could try Samsung and see if it can be looked at / repaired. I could start flashing Roms and play with it or I could throw it through the shops window :laugh:

I have to say that this has turned out like a twilight zone episode...hmmmm, what's that music...dee,dee,dee dee, dee, dee, dee dee.......

Oh and just for clarification. The area I am in has great coverage. Spent about 30 mins on the chat with a T-mobile guy today trying to troubleshoot the connection problems.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] e46tuning:
You can try this app out to see if it is a genuine note 2 t889. Otherwise it might just be a modem or rom issue if it is a genuine unless theres broken internal parts.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hotdog.truth
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] JesseMT4G:
That is unreal man. I would be so upset at them not exchanging it, but unfortunately for you it tested out fine.

Crazy how two different reps said two different things.

Feel for you man. Hope you get refunded and things work out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] needabottle:
Thanks. Downloaded it and it says its genuine SGH-T889 which is what the 2nd T-Mobile guys con firmed.

OK, here the question to the knowledgeable guys out there.....

I immediately updated the phone as soon as I got it. Could the update have been bad and shagged the radio or maybe the initial ROM flash have been bad? I guess I could go do a complete restore using Odin and see what happens. Is there anyway of doing it so it doesn't trip the flash counter? I'd hate to end up taking it to Samsung if that's my only option and they say I did the dirty deed and they won't touch it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] e46tuning:
It could possibly be a bad download.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] darekz:
Im not expert but possibly you could turn off lte and switch apn to old one and try speed test again. It helped me with my slow speeds after update.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jerm1027:
When a retailer doesn't accept credit cards, that should raise a red flag concerning the legitmacy. Debit cards are less secure since it's a direct line to your bank account. Besides that, there isn't any difference between debit and credit, provided they are the same (ie Visa, MasterCard, etc). I almost never use my debit card except to acess an ATM. Even if it was an international version, it shouldn't have issues connecting to T-Mobile's network.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] needabottle:
Yea I feel like a bit of a donkey..... I never even thought about it...I'm a trusting sod....thou art too full of the milk of human kindness .. as lady Macbeth said.... and they looked like genuine T-Mobile extravaganza. Well I guess tomorrow the charge will go through and I'll see if Chase can do something. Believe me it would give me the greatest of pleasure to be able to walk into the shop and plonk the phone on the counter, smile and bid the guy good day :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bipoler:
This story. .....Just doesn't add up. ....whether you paid full retail or not you have 14 days or 30 days for a full refund or exchange. ..how you buy a device , then the next day you accept being denied a refund or exchange -_- , and T-Mobile can tell if a device is refurbish or not. ......try again with this story, just doesn't add up
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] KingP1n:
This is indeed an odd story...you mentioned you bought the phone from an authorized tmobile dealer so I dont understand why they cant exchange it or provide a refund? ??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ciphercodes:
Is this store listed on T_mobile's website?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jigglynuts:
An authorized T-Mobile store is not corporate store. It is an independent franchise. Depending on that particular place of business it is entirely possible that their own policy is to not accept the return.

I am not saying it right, or defending them, but i have worked for several authorized dealers and they do not have to follow the same rules.

Either way, Samsung should be able to let you know exactly what the status of the phone is based on the ESN.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] needabottle:
You are absolutely right. It is an authorised reseller not an official T-Mobile store and their policy is no refunds or returns. Because the phone showed there and then that I could get 1 bar and showed LTE, the guy claimed the phone was working perfectly. The fact that it cycled on and off was a function of the phone and the signal according to him. It ended up a his word against mine and started getting heated. You know how that goes. So I walked away. He wasn't going to replace or refund because in his opinion it was working. The fact that the phone can't hold a signal is my problem according to him. His sympathy line was that he gets no signal in his apartment. I always believed that as a consumer I had a certain amount of days to return the phone, but not according to him, if I accepted their policy of no returns or refunds, which I apparently did by buying it.

Trust me, this is as unbelievable to me as it is to you. The difference is I paid just over 600 bucks for what is supposed to be a new phone from an Authorised T-Mobile dealer and it doesn't work and according to the seller I'm SOL.......

I'll post images of box and label later for the unbelievers:p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deeznutz1977:
Did you get insurance from tmo
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] needabottle:
No. The guy at the store never offered and I've never has insurance on a phone in my life....

Update. I've been on a chat with Samsung. They made me go through resetting the phone from Odin. Now I get no signal at all. Complete circle with a line no matter what. They gave me an RMA.

Interesting thing was the wee green android man was lying flat with a red triangle on his belly as the phone was rebooting... Is that normal after an odin factory reset.

Well anyway I guess I'll get some sort of resolution out of it now.

Thanks for all your responses.

I'll post the pics of the case etc so others can see.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
Yes that's normal, but did you call official samsung? I've never had them have me Odin anything. Where did they have you downloadeverything? It's usually to factory reset or send in for repairs
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] needabottle:
Thanks. I'm just calling it an odin reset but I was mistaken. It uses vol up, home and power buttons. He called it the Android System Recovery menu and the wipe data / factory reset option. I'm not sure where I got odin from, something in my memory showed odin on the top of a screen, maybe the download mode when I looking through some sites about rooting.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] XCrazedxPyroX:
I work for a t-mobile authorized retailer and this is kind of interesting. Could you provide a picture of your receipt with obvious personally identifying information blurred? Or Pm?

EDIT: I'm really interested in trying to help you out, because this story really just doesn't freaking add up. My retailer is such a nice company. We do nobody wrong and we abide by the rules. So if you'd like to trust me, I can try my best to help you out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deeznutz1977:
Go online (tmobile.com) and get insurance you have 14 days from purchase get it.. Then call t-mobile,they'll walk you thru factory resetting asks you a few questions bla bla bla.. then they will send you out a new one next day
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deviusdragger:
Story doesn't add up at all. Buyer had moment of red flags in front of him but still proceeded with purchase. How would you not try out the phone in store? Any who, good luck with everything.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] salmanaman:
I believe samsung had a 1 year warranty on their phones., try your luck calling them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] needabottle:
Actually the "real" T-mobile store told me to do that. $11 dollars if I remember right but there was a deductable of something like $170 when she got the forms out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Fenny:
Do you have a lemon law in your state? If so, you probably force the vendor to take the return under that law. Especially if you bring a printout of the particular statute.

Uniform Commercial Code

The Uniform Commercial Code is legislation adopted by all 50 states, with minor variations between states, and is designed to help standardize the law governing commercial transactions. Section 2-313 defines an express warranty as claims or promises made during the sale to the consumer. One use of Section 2-313 is to demonstrate that an electronic product did not function like the floor model on the showrooms of most electronics stores.

*Edit*

Ahh I see you already got an RMA. That works too. ;D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] XCrazedxPyroX:
Good read man, glad you got your money back. I'd find out who owns the shop and report to BBB as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] needabottle:
Thanks. But no guarantee I have my money back. That is the problem. If the shop disputes it and says hey we have a no returns no refunds policy then Chase have to pull the money back and it goes into an arbitration thing. if it had been a credit card then game over for the shop, but because it was a debit card Chase could only file for a disputed transaction or something not a defective goods thing. The lady explained everything. Debit cards basically offer zippidoodah in the way of protection.

The absolute most frustrating thing about it is, why didn't the store just replace the phone. That's all I wanted. they must be able to send duffo ones back to their supplier. every seller / store will have some kind of faulty goods deal with their supplier. I would have thought he could give me a new one and bounce this one back to the supplier. But the guy was adamant that because I would get 1 bar and LTE on the screen at any stage, the phone was working.

I love their business model :laugh: I'm not sure T-mobile would be ecstatic at how an authorised T-mobile store treats customers. interestingly enough I was looking at the store location on Google maps and there is a review of it. one person says it is the best place ever for fixing a screen. the other guy talks about the chap who I dealt with and lets just say he claimed the chap was somewhat economical with the truth and practiced some questionable business ethics. Hmmmmmm, wonder which one I would side with :laugh: