yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thatbigmoose:
I think the S4 is a close enough brother. If not we could see if there is a build for S4A int'l version. And about the FC's and whatnot, I think as long as Flash Gordon can properly function most people familiar with the Android OS could "neuter" ROMs for the less technologically inclined.

Looking forward to your release!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] herecomestrouble:
S4 regular question

In the op u say regular S4 users should stick w cwm and the other recovery tool to flash. I am one of those that got updated automatically. However I am rooted w the new method. Im cool w at moment not being able flash roms but having come from S3 I gots to have me some ac!d. So, can I use flash gordon to flash the ac!d sound mod?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thatbigmoose:
Yes.

Edit: use the AOSP and not 'stock' version though. 'Stock' causes bootloop.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] herecomestrouble:
Thanks my friend! Will be "flashin'" shortly
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] paleh0rse:
Couldn't you just output the flash_log file to an external sdcard and grab it from there instead? (by popping it out after the crash and loading it on your pc)

Perhaps I'm confused... that happens a lot! :D

Keep up the great work guys, and THANK YOU!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thatbigmoose:
I think androguide.fr has already got it figured out, but yeah we were already discussing that a couple pages back :good:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thatbigmoose:
I think maybe to alleviate the problems you were saying.. This was done on a Galaxy Tab variant..

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/33743-external-sd-card-only-guide/

Think it's worth a shot to dd stock ROM to an external SD card and then unmount/remount system to the SD? Preferably early in the boot process? At that point we could freely mount and then modify the real system partition with no worries.

Also did you look into how those devs were able to boot CWM on the Xperia devices? Exactly how early in the boot process does something like that have to be done? There's a CWM build for the int'l Active working so I'd be willing to try to get it booting on the Active but I'm kind of a newbie when it comes to shell scripts, and the whole idea behind how they actually managed that feat. They seem to have CWM running on top of the device's kernel? There is one interesting script I found in /system/bin/ called ss-presetup.sh which looks like it sets up secure storage, which I'd imagine would happen early in the boot process in order to ensure that it's actually secure. Even if CWM wouldn't be achievable, this script must run before any app does which mean before boot completes, so maybe you could use it to run the flash gordon install script if it exists on the sdcard and install the ROM before the device completes bootup, preventing some potential conflicts/issues.

I'm attaching that file in case you think it could be useful in any way. In a .zip because XDA won't let me upload anything with a sh extension

Edit: I'm off for the night, but I'm really looking forward to your sharing that test release of flash gordon tomorrow! :highfive:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] htcflyerhc:
good job
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] uvbeenzaned:
Is it tomorrow yet? Lol, can't wait to see how this turns out!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thatbigmoose:
Yeah it is.. Anxiously waiting as well. I think he's trying to make his app less dependent on busybox.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] uvbeenzaned:
Lol i'm like waaay too excited.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Androguide.fr:
Yeah sorry guys I couldn't work on this yesterday, been held by stuff IRL, plus there is this Oppo Find 5 to win for the first guy to port Ubuntu Touch to it, so I'm kinda into this right now too.

I'll try to get an experimental version of the app ASAP, but don't get too excited guys, this is really far from perfect.

After more testing it seems that doing normal reboots doesn't work, we can only do "quick reboots" (busybox killall system_server).

Nonetheless, everything in the flashed Rom seems to work properly.

If you want I can post the manual instructions to keep you waiting for the app.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thatbigmoose:
Wait so you're saying once you reboot the ROM doesn't work anymore?

But yeah please go ahead and post it up. Just slap a warning on whatever post you put it in so people don't complain.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] anderson.doan:
I'm very happy to find out this app. But will this work with Crossbreeder?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Androguide.fr:
Yeah exactly.

So here's what I do to make it work on my S3:

Download this modified version of Flash Gordon which allows to only translate the updater-script instead of translating & flashing direclty : http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877490000605

Select the ROM you want to flash with it, let it extract (if it doesn't extract, do it manually; extract the rom to /sdcard/RecoveryEmulator/tmp

In the app, tab the "Generate Script" button and let it do its work

Now open /sdcard/RecoveryEmulator/tmp/flash_gordon.sh in a text editor and delete all the buysbox/toolbox symlinking (big chunks of ln -s X Y) as well as the boot.img installation line (usually at the end of the file).

At the end of the file (before any partition remounting though), add the following lines:

chmod 755 fix_permissions.sh
sh fix_permissions.sh
reboot

Download this script and this one and put them both in /sdcard/RecoveryEmulator/tmp

Open a terminal emulator and issue these commands:

su
chmod 755 fixperms.sh
sh fixperms.sh

Now, to install:

su
chmod 755 flash_gordon.sh
sh flash_gordon.sh

All your system apps will force-close, just tap the ok button and wait, the device will reboot, hopefully on your new Rom.

No guarantee whatsoever that this will work, and even if it does it's very rough. Follow these instructions at your own risk
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] uvbeenzaned:
Nice can't wait to see someone test this.

GS4A ST AT&T
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thatbigmoose:
Any idea why it doesn't work after reboot? Going to try GE 4.2.2 ROM in a few :D

Edit: Yeah man no dice. As soon as it goes to load Android OS(the second the bootloader completes verification) the device goes to a black screen(no bootanim, nothing). I think we're gonna need some sort of boot-strapped version of CWM if we really are to have any hope for this type of thing. Also in your instructions if you want newbies to be able to try it, include that the person has to cd to the /sdcard/RecoveryEmulator/tmp/ directory.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joshuadjohnson22:
Did you try the S4 Active version of the GE or the regular S4? I heard that the regular S4's boots up black on the active because of the missing LCD drivers.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] SebaS-DG:
I want to know this.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thatbigmoose:
S4A of course
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joshuadjohnson22:
man :(, just wanted to make sure. It would be SWEET to have GE running on our Actives.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] :
Now call me stupid but I've been thinking about this off and on at work, but to flash ROMs, would chrooting into a barebones Android install (akin to what Ubuntu Touch bootstraps on) help with flashing over system files? Part of me thinks it might work, the other part of me is for some reason thinking chroot works way different than I'm thinking it does...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thatbigmoose:
A bootstrap setup I think is what is being looked into by some other devs right now. I think once the GNote II comes out some sort of exploit will be unveiled that will work across all previous Sammy devices
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bedo2112:
Problem during installation (E.cant open/sdcard/king been v5.0-haida-signed (1).zip

note:

im install root,unlBLand kernel 5.4:crying:(phone is xperia neo v)
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] Dark321:
This is the port bootanimation with HTC Sensation. Put and test. Sorry for my bad English.

Click on the picture to see the animation.

P.S

As long as I can `t upload direct links. A archive weighs 10MB, I shoved it in another file.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] young440:
Do you just flash it or put in a specific folder?
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] Dark321:
It is necessary to throw in a specific folder. Depending on your firmware path to the folder you want to be different
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] btylwalk:
Tfb
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] Zahidow:
work

Did he try to ?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] alemad:
Today, as I was scrolling apps I found Firefox... As the description sayed we need 384 mb ram:( Who cares!:) I installed it and it works perfectly;)

Screens:

Coming Soon:)

Link:

http://www.google.ro/url?sa=t&sourc...PlgdAB&usg=AFQjCNGZAKKeS9VM2zwX-VHUNvvKqOVIOw

Sent from nowhere
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] alemad:
Reserved

Sent from Nemesis Pheonix
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] Saurabh Kamble:
Bro ,

This one is available since a month......

But thanks to share those results......

*tRoLl AnD LoL*
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] hero_glateam:
few days ago

:cool:

I've just noticed it few days ago too
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] raj.parekh07:
Its available from many time :rolleyes: i used it though it was very laggy ! And i dont think there was any need to reserve post like this
[HTC Desire X] ShivaPower:
. Right now i am in middle of flashing process so please ignore caps.

When i issue command fastboot flash recovery c:\recovery.img

it is saying cannot flash, unknown error.

I am using cmw6.can you guys give me a latest recovery and also tell how to take nandroid backup of stock recovery
[HTC Desire X] The Android Manual:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img :)
[HTC Desire X] ShivaPower:
Where should i paste the recovery ? directly into c drive.???

And if want to make a nandroid back up, How to do so before going for custom rom and custom recovery.
[HTC Desire X] gigafloyd:
put recovery where is fastboot. then go to this folder and then fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
[HTC Desire X] ShivaPower:
yea i chose back up from bootloader ans got two

files on my phone, recovery.img and boot.img. are

they enough to backup. is this backup for stock

revovery or cwm ??? the phone is running very

good.

but i havnt rooted .i want to install a full sense or

any beautiful n stable rom. can you link it here???
[HTC Desire X] mindlesSheep:
anywhere where your acctual working folder in terminal/command prompt is
[General Topics] Ustad:
Is there much by way of free utility programs like formatting SD Memory Cards etc avaiable via this or other forums or anywhere on the Web.

And also, what's a good site to get hold of MP4 of anything, just to try out quality of viewing on XDA?

:?: :roll:

Thanks in advance

Ustad
[General Topics] Believer:
http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] IVIorph:
I just got the Spiderpodium gadget stand...

Its awesome!

Check out the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n887L6wUb8Q

I got the OEM version its great quality

you get 3 for about the price of one with free shipping!

buy it with 2 friends costing you under $6 each!

works great as a table stand or in your car for GPS or hangs off back seats for movies etc...

here is the link http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Blac...mobilephone-digital-camera-etc/738058628.html
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xdaDemiGod:
Thanks

Can thou spider beast mount my crown jewels while donning hybrid armor, or must it relinquish itself of all worldly possessions?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] phositadc:
Anybody using it? I just tried to set it up and it told me this (see screenshot). I don't have talk back or any of those other things enabled so I'm not sure what's the deal.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] imthatguy83:
Yea I installed it and got the same message so I decided to just uninstall it for the time being.

I moved onto other things and will come back to that later.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] phositadc:
I didn't uninstall... I just exited the app. Guess what though? Just got a gmail, and sure enough, led was blinking the light flow color at the light flow pace. So seems that it is actually working despite that odd message...

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hamzer11:
Yeah, Light flow, LMT and others use the Accessibility services and only one can be on at a time I believe. Although I think if you have root it may be different with light flow.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] j510:
There was a problem with past samsung phones where even though talkback was disabled the phone still announced the selection. Does this happen? In the description of the app theres a link that states Samsung fixed the issue but carriers never pushed the update fix yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] KryptosXLayer2:
Have you guys tried Light Manager instead to see if that works better? I like LM better than LF for my SIII, but the S4 is a different animal and LF may work better, just throwing that out there to see what you all thought
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] phositadc:
Found this in the reviews:

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] KryptosXLayer2:
TRUE.... okay, well, hopefully both apps will be developed to work properly on the S4 soon! I know it took months for anything to happen with either one because they were trying to get data directly from Samsung - the dev of LF even went so far as to order an AT&T 747, and he lives in the UK! That would suck to have to go through again....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] andrewpmoore:
Oh please don't say Samsung have messed up with the accessibility service again. The leaked s3 4.2 android works quite well (without TalkBack)

Is the message actually true? Does it then go on to work (lightflow and the things it says won't)?

I hoped not to buy an s4,but if I need to to try and progress things I will.

---------- Post added at 09:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:09 PM ----------

You should be able to have many (rooted or not). I've a collection of phones and will have lightflow, tasker and many other apps running on several of those phones.

The standard android source code certainly allows for it as I've checked it out extensively.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] j510:
Can someone with an s4 on hand test out the free version of light flow to see if there are issues? Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] YoungAceAtlanta:
Works for me.. And I have all my air view and motion features working.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] KryptosXLayer2:
I'm using Light Manager without any issues....... yet........
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] itiskonrad:
Light flow enables some aspects of talk back on my AT&T galaxy s 4. When light flow is enabled in accessibility (with talk back disabled, of course), if I select a picture in the gallery app, a very annoying voice tells me, "one item selected" even if my phone is set to silent. With light flow accessibility disabled, this doesn't happen. I can only stop it if I freeze Samsung and Google tts services with titanium. I'm not sure where else the talk back is inadvertently activated due to light flow.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] phositadc:
I can confirm this happens to me as well. I re downloaded light flow and this time clicked "ok" on the screenshot in the op, and now, if I go into gallery and select a photo, it speaks "one item selected", etc. I even have talk back DISABLED under all apps.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] geoldr:
Guys. Use Light Manager. Light flow is crap.

Light manager doesnt need root and doesnt use accessibility settings.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] phositadc:
Light flow is far superior when it works. Many more options, like ending led on screen on, etc. With light manager I have to go into the notification drawer and dismiss the notifications to get led to stop blinking. I much prefer a quick screen on and off.

That being said, I'm using light manager for now because it doesn't have the talk back issues.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Sushibagel:
I didn't install lightflow for that very reason. Haven't tested it much yet but I just installed Light Manager and it works without any issues so far...(literally installed it less than a half hours before reading this post). https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koo.lightmanager&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5rb28ubGlnaHRtYW5hZ2VyIl0.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] geoldr:
Nope. Light manager advanced settings has an option to clear on screen on.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] bobbydsiu:
it does?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] geoldr:
Yup. Check advanced settings
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] bobbydsiu:
'Cancel LED after unlock'? Mine is greyed out
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] geoldr:
Yes. You have to set mode to alternating I think.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] bobbydsiu:
Yep, that was it. Thanks. Guess this will have to do until Lightflow is figured out
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] phositadc:
The app itself says alternating mode increases battery drain. I'm not thrilled with that. Reason is because of the multiple notifications. Again, light flow allows you to cancel multiple notifications and only display most recent, highest priority, or whatever your choice.

I stand by my original statement that light flow has more and better options (when it is working properly).

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] KryptosXLayer2:
WHEN it's working properly..... maybe, but LM hasn't caused any noticeable battery drain on my SIII, LF did until I couldn't deal with it anymore
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] geoldr:
Exactly. Light flow never worked right on my s3 even with root. But lm works and I dont get any drain.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] phositadc:
Were you guys using it even in alternate mode?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] j510:
So light flow needs root?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] andrewpmoore:
Sorry you think lightflow is crap!

Light manager needs root for most of its events. Lightflow doesn't need them for a similar list of light manager.

Light flow can support the following without root

- SMS (with the option of clear notification style set to screen or manual)

- Sliding messaging - select SMS, but can leave default settings

- MMS (with the option of clear notification style set to screen or manual)

- Individual Calendars (no special settings needed)

- Reminders for all calendars (works as long as the "monitoring method" is set to "calendar entries" and the "clear notification style is set to "reminder")

- Gtalk (with the option of clear notification style set to screen or manual)

- Battery charged

- Battery charging

- Low battery

- Missed call

- Aquamail

- Silent mode

- No signal

- Phone signal

- wifi

- data connections

- Bluetooth on

- Pebble

- reddit is fun

- MyCntdwn

- Calendar Event Reminder

- Digical (next release)

- Rapid push (next release)

Plus probably a few more I've forgotten.

There's an option in the settings menu to switch off the nagging about turning on accessibility at startup.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] geoldr:
Sorry to break it to you but Light Manager works with any apps also. Just click add an app. And I am just going off of personal experience. This app did not work on my S3 i747, and after the updates it never worked right. It would stop blinking, the light would get overriden and it would start flashing a different color. I like my notification light to be on 100% of the time and lightFlow just wouldn't do it.

I'm sure your app is great on other phones, but from my experience on the S3 it was not good. Ive switched to light manager because it just works for me.

Just sharing personal experience.

Once LF is updated to work right with the S4 I'm sure it will be great, and thanks for replying and posting the features I am sure the people on here can decide what they like better!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] andrewpmoore:
Light flow doesn't need root. (it does for HTC phones and used to on the S3)

Light manager does for lots of apps it supports.

Their "alternate mode" is actually something I helped them work out how to write - maybe I was too kind :)

Battery drain was a problem with root mode on the s3 in lightflow. This was because this version was the first to reverse engineer through the bugs of the awfully buggy samsung led drivers which messed up all the colors. Running in non-root mode (once samsung fixed the drivers) then doesn't have the battery drain.

I'm going to try pick up an s4 this week myself.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] energyracing:
Light Manager is working perfectly for me after rooting. That's the way to go, folks. The S3 wasn't this easy to set up, they must have made the S4 LED settings easier to deal with for these apps.

Also, the only time it asked for root permission was when I added Instagram as an app to use an LED notification for. Everything else didn't require it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] andrewpmoore:
Ok. Could you guys also help me out with something.

Could you let me know your "model number", "kernel version" and "build number" from phone settings->about device.

Samsung will need this for the issue I report.

Then just let me know the issues you have.

---------- Post added at 11:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:12 PM ----------

There isn't the bugs in the led drivers that there was on the s3. Their accessibility service is appalling though, no other manufacturer has messed it up like this. I've tried to keep lightflow away from needing root where necessary as its something most users won't do - I know here at xda devs, that's not the case :)

I'll add the option, but I'm not going to do it like lite manager does as I'm not easy with having an app read the system logs to get it's information (especially when a version has the internet permission)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] geoldr:
Model: SAMSUNG-SGH-I337

Kernel: 3.4.0-440216 se.infra@SEP-133#1

Build: JDQ39.I337UCUAMDB
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] andrewpmoore:
I'm guessing you have root access to be able to add those extra apps? I seem to remember it's not possible in light manager otherwise.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] geoldr:
You're right, but I just assume if you are on XDA than you are rooted / know how to.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] andrewpmoore:
Yes I think that's usually the case. I just hadn't looked at LM myself for a while and wondered if that had changed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AmesCell:
Light Flow is working fine for me. Actually it's working 100% as it should. I restored settings from my N4 and enabled it. Nothing else special to get it working perfectly. I am rooted on ATT S4.