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[HTC Desire S] asgardr:
1.s-off means you can flash anything you want to all partitions on the phone..

S- on (htc dev unlocked) bootloader is unlocked so you gain acces to system partition,

but neither to radio partition nor bootloader itself, so you cannot freely change them at will.

While flashing rom via recovery, ( when s-on) each time you'll have to flash boot.img of that rom -via fastboot as well, because kernel partition is not reachable from recovery ,

Boot img is to bo found in the rom zip ( namely boot.img).

and is absolutely necessary to flash that particular one

or, if existing- other that is compatible with rom of you choice and phone model..

Assuming- to flash any custom:

-bootloader has to be unlocked

-you need custom recovery ( 4ext or clockworkmod)

-rom is packed in zip format ( flashing via recovery)

-each time you change roms, you have to flash boot img of that particular rom,

( to be found inside that rom.zip)

from recovery must reboot to bootloader (adb reboot bootloader)

then flash boot.img...

If it says ok you may now begin booting in to system:)

Recovery:

To flash anything like roms or mods etc.

custom recovery is required,

stock htc recovery is been there for slightly different purpose,

and is, well.. rather useless for any device customizing...

1.when s-on: is necessary to flash recovery via fastboot-as an < .img > file

so, when it is zipped- extract the file: xxxyy_recovery .img,

change its name just to recovery.img, and flash it...

2.when s-off : is possible to update it via market app (but only when s-off)

RUU: is a stock phone image, and ussualy contains radio and bootloader itself,

flashing it, may upgrade your device's components that normally -while s-on-

you'd not be able to touch, but there is a price:

1.you must relock bootloader: fastboot oem lock

otherwise you'll always be getting an error

(but if you still keep unlock_token from htc dev-can unlock it again)

2.you must establish

A) your device's CID - Customer IDentification number (whether is generic or carrier branded)

B) your phone's software version region ( wwe or asia or..etc)

C) software version ( froyo, gb, ics )

because, normally bootloader will not let you flash lower RUU version

than itself,

( every RUU contains bootloader, so the one working on the device

will never let downgrade itself- well;) not without a little trick of course-this is XDA)

Bootloader:

It is advised to use only bootloaders for your device- if you try to flash something slse,

you'll end up with a dead phone ( no fastboot no nothing- paperweight)

While s-on you cannot upgrade bootloader in any other way but by flashing official RUU...

While s-off it is possible to write to bootloader partition ( but always a bit risky)

There are:

- stock bootloaders

- patched ( revolutionary )

- eng bootloaders ( modified - possible to overwrite it by different one in case it is necessary)...

...well... now, there is much more to it if one wants to know everything;)

if there is something you'd like to know in particular- write back...
[HTC Desire S] fstarockr:
fantastic answers and explanations last 3 chaps!!!!

Guys - excellent answers thank you SO much! i have a MUCH better idea now thanks to your no attitude clear answers! I think this should be a sticky as it clears SOOO much confusion for a multitude of users - and fills the forums with the same problems over and over - simply because ppl lack this base understanding b4 opening the darn prompt lol (like me!!) :confused:

So to recap"

so by following these directions:

im basically working around the S-On / kernel & partition issue i take it?

Im gonna try all this now - reason i wanted to flash stock

is so that i can apply the earlier exploits to gain S-Off - but ill try the steps above and see.

fwiw - at this point im only downloading roms specifically for my phone - its my 1st so im going with stable ones, cyanogen for now. Once I have a better grip ill explore after that :)

btw:

I was trying to figure out if the OS / roms / RUU had to be tied to boot images - as it appears they do, and whether there was a specific sequence to installing them). Since u clarified the RUU's are all-in-ones i guess the installer takes care of that, where as the others have pointed out - flashing custom roms require the boot.img to be flashed AFTER installing the rom :) - not the best question i admit!!

So if i can access fastboot etc then i can assume mine is fine right?

Thanks again guys - if there was a ribbon bar instead of just thanks id hit all of u a few times - im SURE many noobs will find all this info really really helpful. Its hard to tie the parts together and get an idea of how they all fit - its really puzzling.. and I know u gotta break something before u really understand it - but its nice to avoid this if possible!

Ill keep u posted on progress/results :) :cool:
[HTC Desire S] fstarockr:
no luck :( .... yet

got it working guys - had to flash boot img BEFORE rom, not after.

cyanogen mod 10.1 running on Desire s.

2 days of pain over :)
[HTC Desire S] Aquous:
Exactly.

That's a valid reason, but in that case you don't need to flash a custom rom first. You just need to use misc_version to lower your mainversion (a fastboot variable) and then you must flash an old (exploitable) RUU. There are numerous guides on how to do this.

Correct, but only if you're S-ON and htcdev unlocked. If you're S-OFF the recovery has no problem writing the boot image by itself.

Hell, the mere fact that you can turn on your device means your bootloader is fine :P

No you don't? The order doesn't matter, as long as you've flashed both.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Shyam Lohar:
Hello Guys

I know there is tut on how to add brightness slider to statusbar with cm smalli by Sir evan i tried that method 100 of times but my statusbar always FC i mean i dont understand that tut completely. it would be great if anybody give detailed tut on that

sorry for posting new thread :(

Hope you guys will help :)

Extremly sorry for my bad english
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Saurabh Kamble:
Even I need an complete tutorial fir how to add 14 toggles to stock rom......With SS
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TheFixItMan:
Look at my status bar thread here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2123899

all the systemUI.apk in all the status bars are the same except Nemesis original

the only thing different between them is the framework-res.apk and the toggle res like lidroid-res.apk or hyperion-res.apk

you can either flash one for your rom (if you don't want transparency or need to change toggles you can just flash black patch which should work with any non cm7 deodex rom)

if you want to learn to do it yourself decompile my SystemUI.apk

you can then compare what I have done in relation to the guide

I used the same guide so it should match
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] sanny5:
OK don't start this again. . Questions no not go in general section... :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

Guys pleez do not answer questions posted In general ...

Its making a mess

Op pleez report yourself Nd request the mods to move the thread

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[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] E.Cadro:
Moved to Q&A

XDA Moderator
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Shyam Lohar:
Thanx i will try :) hope your brightness slider is based on cm smali ;)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TheFixItMan:
Yes it is - I said I used the guide you mentioned
[One (M7) Accessories] Phil750123:
Hi All,

If like me you are new to nfc, i have just purchased a few tags from amazon and they work fine with the htc,

very clever idea just swipe your phone over them and they do what you ask them to do.

I use nfc task launcher from the app store and these are the tags i use:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A78U0I2/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use them for simple things like turn on bluetooth in car, turn on wifi and set ring volume when im home.
[One (M7) Accessories] r2001uk:
Good price. I ordered a pack of 10 black and 10 red Xperia tags in ebay but they're coming from HK so I might have to wait a few weeks. Apparently you can use the Sony smart app too, but I'll check out the app you mentioned when I get mine.

20 tags is probably too many so I might give some to friends and family. I'll probably only use about 3-5.
[One (M7) Accessories] Dazrin:
I figure I will use 4 tags regularly (home, work, car, night stand) and will want 2-3 others that won't get used often. The others would be for travel or specific recurring meetings that don't occur at normal business times. I have a keychain one that may be used for that (basically fast mute/vibrate/change google voice settings). I am sure I will need Tasker for what I want. I might have one setup to input the wifi name and password for guests too.
[One (M7) Accessories] Phil750123:
if you use the nfc task launcher it can also link things to tasker .

I.e. you go to set up a new nfc tag, then from list of options you can set up a nfc tag against one of your tasker tasks.

Is really handy if you have one set up or want something abit more complicated, just make sure you get a nfc tag with enough

memory on it!

Link the app for anyone interested.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jwsoft.nfcactionlauncher&hl=en
[One (M7) Accessories] fielddb:
I love these tags. Only If I could use them like a light switch to turn on all the lights in my house. That would be so cool.
[One (M7) Accessories] XPLiiCiiT:
I apologize for my ignorance but how exactly would I use those? For example, how would I use a specific tag to activate Bluetooth?
[One (M7) Accessories] CocheseUGA:
You use a program like NFC task launcher to program the tag. It reads the tag then performs the tasks.

That program can also be used to use BT as the trigger. I launch the Car app and mute notifications when it connects to my car BT. No NFC required
[One (M7) Accessories] XPLiiCiiT:
Ok thanks for clearing that up for me. I appreciate it.
[One (M7) Accessories] Phil750123:
So basically, you use program, set up a tag to do whatever you want (i.e. turn on wifi turn brightness up and turn ring tone up)

then you just swipe your phone over it and thats it.

Easy.

Your phone does have to be unlocked to read it though.
[One (M7) Accessories] silencery:
Yeah, that's the issue I learned about NFC which killed the convenience for me. I understand the security concerns, but I just wish there were an option to read NFC on lock/sleep for low-security functions.

I know there was a mod for S3s that allowed you to read NFC tags while locked. Has anyone seen something similar released for the One?
[One (M7) Accessories] Android_Noob_2k12:
Samsung tags work well. I

Have quite a few from my note 2 and they all work well.
[One (M7) Accessories] dragon_76:
The problem with NFC Task Launcher is that it programs the tag to do the task, instead of programming the app to recognise a tag and THEN perform the task. I have the Xperia tags and they are only 48 bytes for user data. One task written by NTL is over 70 bytes.
[One (M7) Accessories] Giblet-dono:
All the red tags will have the same "code" in them, so they will do the same thing..

-> UNLESS you reprogram them yourself...

Same goes for all the black tags from sony..
[One (M7) Accessories] spychodelics:
thanks for the info
[One (M7) Accessories] HenBoward:
How easy is it to program these tags? I would like them to turn my ringer off and toggle Wi-Fi from home and work.

I read the first few posts in the "tasker" thread and it seems super technical.
[One (M7) Accessories] jejunum:
super easy takes ten seconds. What are people doing with them?

For me:

1 in car holder to turn on bluetooth, start google maps

1 on key chain to silence everything

1 on car to turn bluetooth on/off
[One (M7) Accessories] ChaosSystem:
Tasker and NFC Tasker are 2 different programs. NFC Tasker is easier to setup than Tasker.
[One (M7) Accessories] Rage1ofakind:
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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dragosmc:
Hi guys,

As a Barclays UK customer I use their mobile banking application and Barclays PingIt( which can be used by anybody who has a UK bank account, in fact)

The thing is that I have rooted my S3 and the apps don't work on rooted devices (the app runs but you can't sign up/login as a warning message comes up saying that the device is rooted and insecure) . Thus I wanted to ask if there is any way to "fool" the app such that it sees the phone as being unrooted.

PS: Those apps are only available in UK.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Yes their is a thread on mobile banking workaround some place on XDA SGS3 I9300 forum .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ermacwins:
Can't find that thread
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Go to GENERAL and scroll down until you find the thread .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcwurth:
Temporarily unroot dont work?

gt-i9300 sotmax v19 boeffla tapatalk xda developer app
[AT&T LG Optimus G] _amass:
Has anyone found a screen protector that works with the Diztronic case? I hear it pulls up most screen protectors. Id prefer matte but anything works.

Thanks guys!
[AT&T LG Optimus G] w0rlok:
I have Zagg screen protector, haven't had any issues with peeling
[AT&T LG Optimus G] usernameunknown:
I'm using this with the Diztronic case and no issues whatsoever with pulling the protector up.

http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/accessories/screen-protectors/sku6280572.html
[AT&T LG Optimus G] _amass:
That looks perfect! Thank you very much! :)
[AT&T LG Optimus G] usernameunknown:
You're welcome.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] joeclark:
Hello all, I am new to the GS3 but not the Galaxy line i have had the Captivate Infuse, S2 Skyrocket before this one. I spent a good 95% of the time on Cyanogen Mod on all but the Infuse.

I have a question about Bluetooth and connecting automatically, I know on CM9 and 10 (i cant remember before then) when you turn BT on it automatically connects to what ever device you are paired that is in range. Is there not a way to make that work with the stock 4.1.1 ROM?

There are a few features that the TW 4.1.1 has that i am getting really used to and i really did not want to go to CM just yet. but this one issue might very well me the deal breaker for me.

I am running DLK3 and the only mod other than rooted is the Google wallet unlocker and 23 toggles (also on the 23 toggle it does not pop up with a list of paired devices like it does with the stock toggle, but if it will just connect then i really don't care to see the list)

any help would be awesome, i have done some searching but most of what i found was about audio quality streaming a car stereo.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] joeclark:
Well once I got home from work I did a little more searching and found an app that fixes my issue. Not really the way I wanted to fix it but it seems to be working.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tobiascuypers:
Hey every one, im a new user to the Galaxy s2. Ive been a member of xda for quite a while. Im just a little confused on a way to root my phone, and put a custom recovery.

Right now its Stock on 4.0.4. Any help of guidelines would help
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] votinh:
Search for creepyncrawly username, read all his signature links and you're good to go.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tobiascuypers:
awesome thanks. And say i want to install slim bean (4.2.2) will i need a specific kernel (after i installed recovery of course) or juts full wipe and flash?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
You will need to read and learn before you act. This phone is configured differently than what you are accustomed to, judging from your statement above. You won't install recovery separately on this phone, since it is built into the kernel, for instance. Most roms have flashing instructions in the OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tobiascuypers:
Ok. Im rooted... I unlcoked it for Tmobile. and its now on 2.3.4. When i go to recovery it juts says android recovery. Im not sure if its Clockwork mod, because i havent used clockwork since the days of the Moto backflip. SO how would i go about getting Clockworkmod and then installing Slimbean.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Pirateghost:
You have been told a few times in this thread to read before acting. You are headed right on down the 'I messed up my phone' path.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tobiascuypers:
Thanks for the help. I was just looking for some help. Can anyone else give me a clear answer?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
The clear answer has already been given to you. Search for username creepyncrawly, read all the threads linked in his signature. You need to be patient, read and research for several days before attempting to flash anything. It was reckless and foolish to root before doing so.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tobiascuypers:
Well If yyou read the OP I am not just a noob. Anyway ive got. CWM on and flashing CM10.1 thanks tho
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
Anyone who switches to a new phone is a noob to that phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tobiascuypers:
OK... all went well. I didn't really need to make a thread I guess. Thanks for the 'help':eek:
[HTC Sensation] RomWiz:
Hello!

I wanted to make this little tutorial since many people wounder how to add certain apps to settings app :)

Things you will need

Apktool: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1755243

Notepad++: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.3.2.html

The procedure

Video tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75ZzDs3seqw

1: Download and extract apktool into a folder

2: Extract Settings.apk and framework-res.apk from your ROM to the apktool folder

3: Open up cmd and go to the APKtool folder

4: Install the framework

5: Put the app you want to add in the apktool folder then decompile Settings and the app

6: Open the settings folder and navigate to /res/values and open Strings.xml with notepad++

7: Add the name of the app furthest down

8: Navigate to /res/xml and open settings_headers.xml

9: Add this

<header android:icon="@drawable/..." android:title="@string/...">
<intent android:targetPackage="..." android:action="android.intent.action.MAIN" android:targetClass="..." />
</header>

10: navigate to the decompile app you want to add and open androidmanifest.xml

11: Copy the name at the top

12: Then paste here

13: Hold on your screen and select shortcuts

14: Choose activities

15: Scrool to the app and then press it

16: Enter what you found there here

18: Choose a name for the icon you will be using

19: Go to the app you will be adding and navigate to /res/drawable-****

20: Copy the icon to Settings/res/drawable-**** and rename it to what you put in the XML file

21: And now lets build it :)

22: When the building is done navigate to Settings/dist/ adn there is you new Settings app :)

I will add a zip in the attachments, just put the Settings app in /system/app/ folder in the zip then move it to your phone and flash it :)
[HTC Sensation] sunnytse1:
first.

very useful! thanks!
[HTC Sensation] AndroidSupporter318:
Extremely helpful!!! Thanks for the awesome tutorial :)

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] heavy_metal_man:
Can we see a screen shot of the finished work please :) thanks!
[HTC Sensation] RomWiz:
Look at the screenshots of my ROM, i did this to add them there ;)
[HTC Sensation] heavy_metal_man:
Cheers man, looks good :)
[HTC Sensation] RomWiz:
Video is up :)
[HTC Sensation] RomWiz:
Added a new flasher, you should see the Settings app after flashing now.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] seal:
I get the country code error is there a way to upgrade to New XDA II v16050 from i-mate v1.52.00WWE

Thanks in advance
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] phamoui:
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!!!

I have a XDA2 but I made the Imate ROm update about 3 mouths ago, now i'm trying to use this new ROM UPDATE (Asin and UK) but still saying "120 coutry error".

I Brougth my XDA2 in Hong Kong...

Please someone got any ideia!??!

TKS
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] smh:
from i-mait to xda II

and i have

get the country code error is there a way to upgrade to New XDA II v16050 from i-mate v1.52.00WWE
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] VHS:
Use EditROM2003 v1.2.2 program in order to change Operator of ROM1.60.50 to CDL
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThijsS96:
A lot of people do experience frequently freezing after the latest update from Samsung. A few send in to repair and some did do their own magic stuff. But so far there isn't any clear solution. I think we ow a explanation from Samsung. This is a well known problem and people all over the world have it. But how can we get Samsung to take care. We didn't pay 600 € for a phone that freezes all the time.

I gues I bring mine in repair tomorrow.

Any tips?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismast:
Bring your phone to repair...this will increase the failure device KPI Samsung might have.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThijsS96:
Yes but I read that a lot of people got there device back from repair and they just reinstalled the firmware and that solved nothing. So I just don't want my phone away for 2 weeks and it didn't solve a crap...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravitomar:
In service centre they will only format your phone, u can do it urself. They people only have one solution that is reinstall firmware.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
Yup I would fully wipe your device and reinstall the update. This is one of the reasons OTA will always cause an issue.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThijsS96:
But I think I have a problem. 6 months ago I dropped and my camera screen came off... so that problaby meens I void my warranty?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Freeze and dropped phone .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThijsS96:
? Sorry..?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidPlant:
Do you have memory of dropping your phone or maybe installing an APK that is not safe?

Maybe that could be a problem for you.

Just a question, not the answer.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThijsS96:
The last time it dropped was 6 months ago. So I don't think that's the cause. I also resetted my whole phone a few times so an APK can't be the problem either I think. Or the APK must have broken some hardware? Is that possible?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThijsS96:
Since the latest update from Samsung I haven't had any problems with it! What I noticed is that when I clear the RAM memory it only closes 10 apps. Before that were 30 apps. Does the update just limit the RAM or does it close less apps?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
What version were you on before and after the update? I mean the samsung version XXELLA for example
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThijsS96:
I installed the latest file from PHN from sammobile ( I9300XXELL4_I9300PHNELL2_I9300CEELL1_HOME.tar ) After the update my broadband-version is I9300CEELL1 , Buildnumber I9300XXEMC2.

Another question. When everything was OK and I didn't do anything, in the playstore my phone was named as T-mobile Samsung Galaxy S3. Then I installed the PHN version from Sammobile and now it only says Samsung Galaxy S3. In recovery it also says Applied multy CSC. Should I get another region code, the one from T-mobile netherlands?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] rlorange:
Hi could someone please zip the contents of the system/lib folder and post a dropbox link for me?

I'm going to try to port some libraries for mali drivers to get newer Mali drivers working on official galaxy sIII firmware.

Thanks in advance ;)
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) General] rlorange:
If anyone has root access and root explorer just zip the folder. Much appreciated