yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Groot:
guys I can confirm 100% no bias, CrossBreeder works better than the Seeder.apk

why? Simple, you flash it and you're done and it has a lot of features which is minimal and convenient for our beloved x8
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cascabel:
i agree. also, crossbreeder includes seeder, apart from tge other tweaks it offers.

Just because i don't doesn't mean i can't.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Groot:
yeah to elaborate, CrossBreeder gives you seeder, entropy, adblock, and alot more of awesome tweaks, plus it consumes a little amount of space in the /system directory that's why it's handy, and easy to install as you can flash it directly :) :good:
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syahazu:
OP , i'll give it a try :)
[MENTION=5160222]Eren Jaeger[/MENTION] , Thanks 4 da info mate !!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Groot:
no problem :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilu1978:
Use CrossBreeder instead seeder app. :) CrossBreeder use haveged instead the rngd binary in the seeder app, this is better. ;) If you want to kill all entropy related lag, use frandom. :D (if your kernel have frandom module, the CrossBreeder automatically use it instead haveged).

So, the numbers of lags due the entropy pool from the the worst to the best is:

- untouched android system :mad:

- seeder app :)

- CrossBreeder (with built-in haveged) :D

- CrossBreeder (with frandom module) :D:D:D
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Groot:
also this right here ^
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xWhiskey:
This sounds very appealing, I just installed CrossBreeder to give it a whirl.

As for the frandom module, how exactly do you apply it to work with CrossBreeder on X8? It's as if it suggests there should be one for each ROM, but apparently you can use Punchmod to use other versions. Which module did you use and how did you apply it?

EDIT: I really can't say if this is a placebo, but it seems that the GUI absolutely flies now. And clearing the dalvik cache on install apparently liberated ~35MB of space. By the looks of it, this works much better than Seeder. Many thanks for recommending this.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilu1978:
The frandom module is related to the kernel not the rom. If your kernel have this module, not need to do anything, CrossBreeder automatically use it. :) As I remember, now only alfs10 have frandom, but not sure, maybe the .32 kernel also support it. I not tested the punchmod method, so I can't say anything about this method.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xWhiskey:
So, I guess the X8 stock kernel doesn't have it? :)

Anyway, applying the module seems to be a tad too complex for me to deal with, given that there is apparently no module compiled for the 2.6.29 kernel, and besides I don't think the difference would be that stellar in the end.

However, if anyone is interested to try the Punchmod utility to apply the module compiled for other kernels, check this link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2113150&page=233

And plow through the next five or six pages. Both the Punchmod utility and the modules can be downloaded from there.

Please do report your findings, I'm sure everyone would be interested to hear them :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilu1978:
Of course: the stock kernel NOT have frandom module :D

But compiling the frandom module is not a hard work if you have linux. ;)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xWhiskey:
Aye, I've read that it's fifteen minutes of work, but unfortunately I don't have Linux. :( I'll be keeping an eye on the Crossbreeder topic. Something might come up there.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fortun:
At least in stock kernel I haven't found an ounce of difference. I mentioned before that I noticed apps opening faster, but after some more testing I couldn't pinpoint anything. It's worth mentioning that entropy_avail goes up to 4096 without any further tweaks on stock kernel, and it's reasonable to expect different behaviour from other kernels.

For whatever it's worth, the X8 here is running GingerDX.

It might be due to clearing the Dalvik cache. Also, don't worry, those MBs will be used again once you start using all your apps again.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xWhiskey:
Those MBs are still there. At first ~70MBs were actually cleared, but at the next reboot half of the cleared space was occupied again, probably because the cache was rebuilt. I've had one more reboot since then, and I'm using almost all of my apps. There was no change whatsoever since the first time I rebooted after installing Crossbreeder.

If the clearing of Dalvik cache is actually responsible for the speed-up, I can't tell, but I suppose I would've probably tried that sooner without the Crossbreeder had the others reported spectacular GUI improvements after the wipe. Only way to know is to revert to the latest backup, clear the cache, and see if any improvements take place, but what's the point of that if everything works perfect. Besides, I don't remember reading anywhere that wiping the Dalvik cache does wonders for the performance - mostly it supposedly only brings more problems or perhaps solves minor application conflicts and clears up space (which then in most cases gets fully occupied again at the next boot).

Time will tell, but I'm absolutely sure there are noticeable improvements in comparison with the Seeder.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilu1978:
Try this ;) This frandom module compiled for the stock kernel. Extract the archive and copy the frandom.ko into /system/lib/modules and set permission to 644 (rw-r--r--). Now I'm too tired to test it (I'm on custom kernel) need some test and report. :) If the module working later I will upload the sources and make a flashable zip update. ;)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xWhiskey:
Ok, I did all the steps. Luckily the phone had very little smoke coming out :)

dmesg grep command returns "frandom: Seeded global generator now (used by erandom)", so I suppose the module loaded successfully?

However, how do you approach testing this? The typical things I do on the phone appear more or less the same. If there's improvement it's only so slight I can barely notice.

Unless, that is, you feel that the module being run is success in itself :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilu1978:
Do you use it with crossbreeder? This module working only with crossbreeder. :) But the improvements compared with the haveded binary what come with crossbreeder is not significant.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xWhiskey:
Yes I do, but I can't see any difference with frandom loaded. I mean, it's probably there (seeing the comparisons posted in the respective topic), but so slight it can be easily missed.

In any case, thank you for the module and the effort :) I will report back here if I see any changes.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cloud1strife:
Ok first of all, I know that there are many other similar thread, I've read a couple of them, and in frustration I decided to make another one. I believe that I have a slightly different problem here..

I flashed Ultima V11.01 just yesterday, everything was going well until this evening an error popped up, saying something like "The mobile network will be unavailable until you restart with a valid SIM card inserted.". This has happened a few times back then, so it wasn't exactly a suprise, but after a couple of restarts it kept happening until finally the SIM card is not detected at all (usually it's detected at first, stopped working a few minutes later).

I tried to put the sim card (DIY micro-sim) to other phone and it worked just fine. At this point I thought it was my sim card slot causing the troubles, but then I tried other sim card in my S3, and it worked fine, no errors.

So it's basically: Phone A + SIM A = Error

whereas Phone A + SIM B & Phone B + SIM A works fine.

And by the way, when it says "No sim card", the signal bar indicates that it's connected (it's the mobile network signal). I tried to make phone calls, got an error "Not registered to a network". Going to Settings>Wireless and networks>Mobile networks, another error "Insert SIM card to access network services.

I've tried restoring to before I flashed Ultima, still no sim card detected.

Any idea?

Thanks in advance for all helps
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BHARGAV33:
Maybe try with an different rom..

Good luck
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
Super wipe then go back to stock, if still the same then sim reader is faulty.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsn256:
Can you get a logcat for the radio buffer? This could shed some light on why it's misbehaving.

Using adb:

adb logcat -b radio *:V

If you can post anything you think is strange from that buffer.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] friartuckme:
you say that when you try another simcard in your phone its ok, so that would rule out anything wrong with your phone itself, even if your sim works in another phone it could be just not made correct for the s3's sims holder.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cloud1strife:
Got a new sim card, everything worked fine. Thanks guys
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cloud1strife:
I've tried restoring back to old rom, it didn't fix the problem.

Thanks for your help mate. To be honest I don't really know where to start if i were to do what you told me, I only know flashing and rooting :o

I got a new sim card today, it solved the problem. But it's still strange tho, the faulty sim card worked fine on other micro-sim devices (tried on iPad), it even worked on blackberry (which use normal-sized simcard)!

And by the way, the sim-card stopped working when I was still using the phone, not after I reboot or removing the card.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsn256:
Good news!

Probably some obscure hardware voltage tolerance or something came in to play here.

Guess we'll never know.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] friartuckme:
good to hear your problems resolved. ive made my own micro sims in the past and the sames happened, it can be a little slip of the sim that takes one of the metal contacts out of allignment,

best of luck
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay_m3:
i had same problem, i woke up every morning with this error, all what i did is replacing a new sim card and voila! no more problems
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] friartuckme:
good to hear you managed to fix it without being some major problem.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knighthawk06699:
I had the same issue on a replacement S4, after my first one screen died. Anyway I took it to my local Sprint corporate store, they installed a brand new simcard in and it is now running like a champ.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vette4us:
No network connection.

I just replaced the sim card tray on my Galaxy S GTi9000 phone after buying a new one from ebay. I inserted the replacement after dismantling the phone which required no soldering of this component. .My previous sim card tray had a broken pin

caused by me when it got stuck and I was getting a error message that I was not registered on network. I also was instructed to insert my sim card when one pin was broken on the sim card reader.Prior to installing my Amaysim when it got stuck it was working fine.

Now on I am back to where I started trying all hardware and software solutions trying to get a network solution.

Most people would give up and I think the solution must be SIMPLE!

I have noted that on the back of the circuit board(gold panel) is scratched which could possibly indicate that the circuits could be destroyed and perhaps the fix would to replace the sim card, This SIM card works in my old Nokia but not in the Galaxy S

To the brainstrust -any solutions would be appreciated
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] komsboy_more:
Hello,

After opening this topic : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265102

I think that in new update : 1.29.401.13 with this radio version : RADIO-4A.14.3250.13 is some problem with wireless networks.

Before updating, I could connect to our company wireless network, but after update, I can't !

I checked my HT One M7 can connect to other device such as HTC One X with hotspot enabled and my hp laptop that goes to hotspot with Connectify. I'll test my phone with D-LINK 2640 tonight and update this topic.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xineis:
Is your device rooted?

I have that radio version but with FW 1.29.401.12 (not .13) and have no problems whatsoever with wireless networks.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] komsboy_more:
No, I removed the root.

It seems that has problem is with some networks, for example 5 GHz networks.

I checked from wifi settings. Our company network is 2.4 Ghz.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xineis:
I can't help you then. I only have 2.4 Ghz Wi-Fi available.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] komsboy_more:
I checked from wifi settings. Our company network is 2.4 Ghz.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spice boy:
Hiya...

Has anyone removed the NFC sticker from the back of their phone? Mine is (annoyingly) not on straight and was wondering if it is safe to remove (I.E it isn't some kind of super secret antenna for the NFC and by removing it I will kill the NFC lol)

Thanks :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nazrin313:
Just a sticker showing where the antenna is, i removed mine when i took my phone outta the box a few months back, nfc still works Hella fine
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arvin2212:
It is just a sticker. You can remove it if you want.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spice boy:
Brill, thanks :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AcoAlex:
I know i removed mine's :cool:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exekias:
Yup mine was wonky and so i removed it but the BF's his one is perfectly straight, kinda pissed

Originally i hoped/thought it was an LED that glowed blue when NFC was turned on
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wyterabitt:
I didn’t notice the thing until I applied the screen protectors included and was trying to smooth them out - took a second for me to realise what was happening with the big bubble and something stuck underneath it. Sony must expect you to remove it as a matter of course, otherwise why put protectors in that they definitely do expect you to put on that can not go on properly if you leave it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewtst:
That NFC sticker is the 1st thing I remove after purchase the phone.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indycar:
few weeks later.... |

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new thread on the forums named "my nfc sticker" |

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hey my nfc sticker is upside down is that why nfc doesnt work |

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sorry lads i had to troll
[Nexus 7 General] Machlev:
Hello,

I have 3 NFC tags, 1 I use near my front door to turn on and off WiFi and the other one on my bedside table to turn on alarm clock.

I have 1 more, and I can't find any uses for it. :confused:

I've been searching the internet for good ideas and I didn't find a useful one. Can you help me?
[Nexus 7 General] ace9988:
I put one on the satnav holder in my car. I attach the phone to it and it opens up car mode

i put the other just near the door and that starts the laptop up by sending a magic packet via wifi
[Nexus 7 General] Machlev:
1. I do not have a car...

2. How you can start your laptop via WiFi? On PC too?
[Nexus 7 General] Asovse1:
Enable magic packet/wake on lan (WOL) on your computer

Find an app that can send these magic packets to your sleeping computer

Computer is awakened.

I think it works on ethernet LAN too...not sure on that, though.
[Nexus 7 General] FitAmp:
PC usually has the wake-on-lan feature

17 year old automotive technician/android hobbyist
[Nexus 7 General] Drewproject86:
Sounds like a neat idea, I'm going to venture off on this and see what other uses I can think of :3

And also, sir. I tried to squish that little bug in the corner of my screen... more than once... now I feel like an idiot. xD
[Nexus 7 General] blmvxer:
I got 3 NFC tags with my Optimus G. Hmm better find some fun places for them. :)
[Nexus 7 General] androo45:
One on the lower back of the Nexus 7 that enables tethering on a NFC enabled phone.
[Nexus 7 General] blmvxer:
My LG NFC tags won't work with AOSP. What app are you guys using.

I downloaded TagWriter and it says the tag isn't formatted, and erasing data didn't do anything.
[Nexus 7 General] g_grey:
use NFC smart Q to format the tag, then try writing to it
[Nexus 7 General] blmvxer:
Where could I find said application. :) doesn't show up in the Play store.
[Nexus 7 General] Machlev:
I have a USB External Keyboard for my N7, Can i use NFC With it?
[Nexus 7 General] Deleted member 3493119:
I have four Mifare Classic 1K nfc tags, what should I do with them?

Sent from jellybean powered Xperia U using Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S 4 General] Woody:
Nice Job. Stuck!!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mittaa:
Stuck!!! ???

PLS explain what you mean ... success or failure? :eek:

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@samersh72

i9505 NEE would be nice to have - unless Sweden is identical with Denmark (NEE) ? :p

Nordic countries 2013 April 4.2.2 I9505XXUAMDE I9505OXXAMD8 ... SamMobile link
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Stuck stick......whatever ;)

Different csc. I will post NEE :thumbup:
[Galaxy S 4 General] ducutu:
Which will be the steps to change a COA(Romania) firmware with NEE in order to receive future OTAs ?

Is it difficult to change the CSC in phone to match the firmware to make it recognizable in Kies?

I like more NEE and I've used this in S2 and S3.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] samb222:
Awesome. thanks for this guide man :) One thing.. Could you upload the GT-i9505 firmware for the carrier EE? It's a UK carrier
[Galaxy S 4 General] ZaZu90:
Yes please, do that.

Also, are there custom ROMs available for the S4 already ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
United Kingdom EE (EVR) http://www.hotfile.com/dl/207484444/4d17b86/I9505XXUAMDD_I9505EVRAMDA_EVR.zip.html

For custom rom see dev. Section
[Galaxy S 4 General] Terry.666:
Hi

Any chance to make one for us in Australia with Vodafone?

I9505 MDE/MD8...

Thanks in advance! :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] DjeMBeY:
We have already STOCK ROM COLLECTION in here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2252855

Post #1 is OK but all firmwares are just been doubled up.....
[Galaxy S 4 General] Fu5ion:
if someone could make a similar one for heimdall I'd appreciate it, as I have a mac
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Post #1 and 2 are not duplicated :thumbup:

U are right regarding I9505 only, but i must put some for LTE

EDIT: link to AdamLange threads added in second & third post :thumbup:
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/208800456/360ffd2/I9505XXUAMDE_I9505VAUAMD8_VAU.zip.html
[Galaxy S 4 General] samb222:
Thanks :) So if I'm using the EE firmware, does my phone still need to be factory unlocked? As at the moment it's locked on EE?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
This firmware is for branded (locked) phone to (EE) United Kingdom
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hetex:
Thanks for this :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] adyscorpius:
For heimdall you simply need to unzip thes firmwares and axd the relevant tar files into the relevanf sections...
[Galaxy S 4 General] rgbarros:
Soft brick in S4 i9500

Friends, I have a problem!!!:(

I did the actualization on my S4 and I was trying to put more space in my SDcard, when I turned it off when it was trying to unmount internal SDcard (it was my fault because I was changing the vold... file)..

So, When I was boot it, the phone just go in recovery mode and couldnt mount any file (always in mount files error).

I can access recovery mode, but I cant mount or unmount any directories (always in error).

I can access the phone in ODIN, and I tried to re-install the original FW. It did well, but the phone cant finish the instalation because it cant mount anything.

I think the phone have the files or partition corrupted!!! I'm trying to use adb shell, but I cant access the phone (error: device not found). I can access in ODIN, but with ADB no.

Somebody had this problem or could help me to solve it, please!!!

Tks in advance!

Barros
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Baseband, how your phone communicate with network .....

Some apps, maybe battery life, performance, default language .... You can flash the latest or firmware for your region
[Galaxy S 4 General] ken8864:
Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] micktsoba:
Can you please post Australia Telstra thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/207934150/4dfb696/I9505XXUAMDE_I9505TELAMD8_TEL.zip.html
[Galaxy S 4 General] micktsoba:
Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] jcriveror:
Can some help to use my galaxy s4 on mexico

Hello Im from Mexico City and i was very exited to buy the Samsung S4 but i cant use whit the company Iusacell, on Mexico the only company is telcel, there is someone can help to got the files to finaly use the magic telephone.

Im using betwen a IPHONE and is horrible they have the control of all.

Plase some one could help?
[Galaxy S 4 General] flo110:
Thanks for this guide
[Galaxy S 4 General] micktsoba:
what is the SS_DL.dll

Hi thank you for the Australia Telstra gt-i9505 link what is the SS_DL.dll for?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Ignore it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] micktsoba:
Hi just confirming this link is for the GT - l9505 Australia Telstra version, sorry about to do it. Thanks again
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Yes sir.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jiggymax:
s4 root

have done ODIN3 with post 3 uk on i9505

result was green pass,

than I checked by different sim but still locked,

I remember when I did s3 I used GALAXSIM UNLOCK after odin,

but there is nothing for s4,

please help
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
If the phone is sim locked, odin firmware will not unlock it since efs partition is not flashed with it. See link in note 2 in first post to unlock.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jiggymax:
thanks for quick reply,can you please

hi SAMERSH72,

please can you let me the step by step guide to get official status too, so that I do not loose warranty after unlocking,

Did you mean I shall check the sam galaxy note 2 link on home page ?

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samersh ,

there are so many note 2 post

can you please provide me the link to the specific one that you suggested to unlock my s4 9505
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Lolll i meant in the link posted in OP under title of "Note 2" (not the galaxy note 2) you wil find a thread how to get official status and how to unlock your s4
[Galaxy S 4 General] jiggymax:
in problem,need help

I followed the step downloaded the supersu.apk

when opened it says this message

THERE IS NO SU BINARY INSTALLED

AND SUPERSU CANNOT INSTALL IT

THIS IS A PROBLEM

I also purchased supersu pro but nothing

no what and how do I fix this,

how to use the MODIFIED-CF-AUTO-ROOT ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
Please post it in rooting thread :thumbup:
[Galaxy S 4 General] royn:
Flashed with the switzerland one and now no operator connectivity.... It shows signal but says not registered always and says network type unknown... tried every network type in mobile options...

I guess I'll be going back to the provided firmware, unless there is a list that shows what is what, its just too "russian roulette" otherwise?

thanks for the help either way
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
weird :confused: it must work! you just upgrade from MDM to ME2. see here
[Galaxy S 4 General] royn:
reflashed just now works again...... so weird.... same procedure.....

voodoo....

I retract my words i guess... :/ thanks for the help once again...
[Galaxy S 4 General] samersh72:
sure backup is strongly recommended before flashing because you may have a bootloop after flashing so you are obliged to wipe within recovery

and i always recommend to wipe in all way after flashing new stock firmware to avoid some unwanted issues