yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Higgins12:
You can use TWRP recovery to get a EFS backup

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9505 mit Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DjeMBeY:
You can back up a whole partition with Terminal Emulator from Play Store.

This is example made for I9505 ONLY!!!!

For I9500 use mmcblk0p3 and efs.img instead!!!

Download it , and run it, then type:

su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 of=/mnt/sdcard/efs.img.ext4

and it will dump whole partition into one file efs.img.ext4 on your internal SD card

or

su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 of=/mnt/extSdCard/efs.img.ext4

to save it on external SD.

If something goes wrong and you need to restore it:

su
dd if=/mnt/sdcard/efs.img.ext4 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p10

or

su
dd if=/mnt/extSdCard/efs.img.ext4 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p10

Keep it safe and enjoy :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr_Q:
With all respect to your post, I would like to warn people that this is not working for all the models/devices. Although it might look fine when executing the commands, it might not have made a backup of EFS, but of something else... What I know for sure is that it will not work for atleast the international i9505-model of the S4, as the partition layout is different.

In my post below, more details are given on this partition id.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2276599

While executing your commands does not affect the device, it does not always give the people a backup they expect it to be, depending on their device/model. In my case you are able to verify which 'mmcblk' is actually efs on your device. It also gives a TAR backup as option.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DjeMBeY:
Mate... I've added that it is for I9505!!!!

I9500 have EFS located @ mmcblk0p3...........

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HANDSY:
I used GS2 repair from play store. It went through the usual process and I can see the back up file on the sd card. Can anybody more qualified confirm if this app works on S4?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr_Q:
Great. :) You are right, in my case it's mmcblk0p10 as well, as mentioned correctly in my guide already.

Thank you for updating.

The best thing is to check it with the developer. I do not know what file has been created, although I expect it to be a raw copy using dd. The best thing is to do it manually. Or by the instructions given by djembey, or by the more detailed step-by-step instructions in the thread of my previous post here.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ralfa1234:
Hey, I managed to backup the EFS folder. Is there any way to modify the backup file and restore it after the modification? I want to change the IMEI number but unfortunately I have no box / cables available to do so. There must be a solution?! I am currently living in Turkey and they restrict western mobile phone usage for foreign people.

thanks a lot :)

cheers,

ralf
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dorian2kx:
,

Same here with me
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dragansmakic:
i9505 imei null

please can somebody help me,what ever I try not working.Unfortynately everything working,but always show imei null and not have baseband,of course and network too.I am install with Odin few different fabrics roms or how you call that.Last is this one with 4 files inside

I9505XXUGNG8_I9505OXXGNG2_I9505XXUGNG8_HOME.tar.Everything going fine,but havent imei like on start.I am also try few different things with EFS_Professional.but cannot fix my problem.Also I am try to erase EFS,but folder cannot erase,just files inside,and trying other one downloaded from net,but not going.Every time after reboot,EFS be back automatics,Can you help me ,please

If I am write inside EFS folder must be a file nv_data.bin ,I dot have that.Have lots of,but dont see that.I have inside few folders,like imei and etc.. And inside imei folder I have mps_code.dat.I am hope somebody can understand my problem.Can somebody sent to me that file,and can I take from other phone.Is that my solution,or what.HELP PLEASE
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dragansmakic:
this is in function to my i9505,but not help me to solve problem.Somehow I not have file nv_data.bin on my phone in efs folder,and backup and restore not help me.Please do you no some solutions?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mayasl:
Hi mates!

Don't fire me if this is a repetitive question. I searched along the forum around 1 hour. But I couldn't find what I was seeking for.

My problem is

Since Samsung was boasting that S4 is LTE capable, I bought an i9500. But, in the network mode it doesn't show LTE mode.

Why is that?

I have a LTE connection at home. If I connect my phone through WiFi will I get LTE network?

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UpInTheAir:
Unfortunately you have bought the wrong model, as their is NO LTE for I9500 (Octa).

You need either the Korean version (Octa + LTE) or I9505 (SnapDragon)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mayasl:
Thank you very much for your response, sir.

In GSMARENA they have mentioned in this way. "4G Network LTE (market dependent)"

If you don't mind can you please explain me what does "market dependent" mean?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wolfgrrl:
Market dependent means that it is only supported if your carrier has in available in the area in which you reside.

You will not get LTE on WIFI. LTE is strictly cellular signal.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mayasl:
My carrier supports LTE.

Then why doesn't my i9500 connect using LTE?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wolfgrrl:
I would call my carrier and ask them. How do you know that you have LTE at your home? Did you have a different phone that connected thru the LTE network?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mayasl:
I bought a 4G connection with the router from the ISP.

So, I hope that I have a LTE connection at home. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mathieulh:
The GT-I9500 doesn't have a LTE radio, period. You picked the wrong phone for LTE.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mayasl:
Ok friends!

Thank you all for clarifying my doubt.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bill Idol:
Does anyone know what this icon is or what app is associated with it?

Thanks in advance

Sent from my SCH-I605 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] justin94:
Its either smart stay or smart rotation
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bill Idol:
Thanks bro. I'll check that out, yeah I couldn't figure it out so I started uninstalling a bunch of new apps that I downloaded to see if that icon would stop popping up.

Sent from my SCH-I605 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[General Questions and Answers] commiades:
I have a tablet that has periodic random battery drains. Despite using apps such as Better Battery Stats, I've not been able to eliminate these. It occurred to me that a hibernate app would be an ideal solution. I don't need the tablet to remind me of stuff (the phone does that); I just want it to turn on quickly and not to have drained when I wasn't looking. Is there any such app?
[General Questions and Answers] SGSIIIUser:
I've been using Greenify and it's working pretty well, but you'll need to be rooted.
[General Questions and Answers] commiades:
Thanks, I'll give Greenify a try. I've not seen any pattern to the problem. It's occasional, but annoying.
[General Questions and Answers] commiades:
There's also this one, but I'll try Greenify first:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootuninstaller.batrsaver
[General Questions and Answers] illhangon:
Greenify does that pretty good. I've been using it for a while now and my battery performance has improved vastly.
[General Questions and Answers] tshmit1:
Do any of these apps show actual current drain?
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] fade2green514:
hey guys i just bought this cheap cheesy thing, and i rarely do this anymore, because probably 1 out of every 5 times items like this are DOA...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008ATAIUU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

what do you guys think? i was just sick of all the cables in the car and while i will probably still have to use the charging cable obviously, i like having my device upright in the mount, and this will eliminate the need to put the stereo jack UPRIGHT in the air.

does anyone else use anything similar?

the reasons i chose this one is: my car charger will charge it, and it uses a simple stereo headphone jack. they are right next to each other in my car. also my car shuts off the charging ports when the engine isnt running, so it will be hassle free for me.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] bvic01:
I use something similiar I got off of ebay. Works great! Pairs automatically when i get in the car and if I get a call, the bluetooth headset overrides the music. PERFECT! Youll be happy you ordered it.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Droidguy987:
Very nice I will be getting one
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] LAYGO:
See my signature for my reviews on the Nokia BH series. I've had one in my car for the last 2 years as my BT hands free/BT Streaming for decent price. It has worked great for a long time for me.

FYI: it DOES require you to have an AUX In port.
[General Questions and Answers] divid3byzero:
Hey guys,

I wanted to try out the ParanoidAndroid 3+ ROM for the Asus TF300T today but got stuck. I followed the instruction as stated here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2057596, and this is of course also where I got the ROM from. My setup: Asus TF300T on stock JB 4.2.1 TWRP 2.4.4.0 installed, this implying an unlocked bootloader. Now for the problem:

Installation of ROM and gapps went fine, or so I thought. Did factory reset before flashing and wiped cache & dalvik cache afterwards. Upon reboot system hung up on Asus/nVidia splash screen. Waited for a couple of minutes, no reaction. After a while I rebooted into recovery and reflashed ROM and gapps, this time I activated signature verification of the zip, which gave me a signature verification error. Needless to say that my tab didn't boot.

Anybody here got an idea or has experienced that issue? I would be grateful for some help.

Regards

divid3byzero
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikarma:
Screen cracked and digitizer out. :thumbdown:

My phone is locked and not rooted, debugging is not on. I would like to access the phone and either set it up with a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse and perhaps use as a media server small Google TV type device.

I can't access any part of the screen.

Are there instructions for doing this or perhaps someone could make a flashable ROM with the stuff I need enabled to do this remotely from the computer. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Arkobad:
My MDA2 got terribly slow. Probably because a lot of software installed on it (I usally try every stupid piece of software :x ).

So I plan to coldboot the system and install just those apps I need.

Because I'll loose everything anyway, I would like to upgrade the OS ROM at the same time.

So the 1st question is: what is the best (newest) but stable ROM and where can I get it? Should I use my old content of ExtROM (by T-Mobile CZ), or should I mix a new ExtROM?

And the second question is: The only thing I wan to keep are settings of my e-mail accounts. I don't like the idea I'm setting all 6 accounts up again. Is there a way how to save and after upgrade reload my email accounts settings? Something like "settings backup"?
[Droid X General] vampier206:
ok im a noob to everything rooting, in the past iv had my friend root for me but now i have a real issue. i have a droid x 1 with .621 firmware and cm mod 7. the way we rooted it was really jank. the problem is my phone wont boot it gets stuck in the cm mod 7 logo loop. i think i have to unroot to fix it but im not sure any and all help would be great.
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
try wiping data in Android recovery

if that doesn't help, flash 621 sbf with rsd lite or ezSBF

links in my list

sd_shadow's [Collection] of Links for: Droid X (MB810)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShawnRexx:
Hi everyone this is my first post :).

*So, I upgraded my Galaxy S Advance (official ROM) with Odin.Now my wifi connects with Internet, but doesn't give Google suggestions. Also Google Play leaves me with "No Connection". So it works half now. How am I supposed to fix this?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phoneboot:
Did you wipe system cache and data, before flashing?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chirag_Galani:
Try a factory reset.

Wipe date and cache but be sure to take backup of your apps and data using 3rd party applications.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chambers7867:
I have been using my nexus 4 on at&t's network for a little over a month now and I cannot find one downfall of this phone... I applied a Dbrand black leather sticker on the back glass and that just made the phone feel more professional.. almost like a blackberry 9900. (but more functional) My question is, has anyone found a phone that can shake a stick at the nexus 4 as far as fit and function. I have a Htc One and i am thinking of returning it because I see myself using the nexus 4 and leaving the one at home more often then not.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nigeldg:
I'm a fan of the N4 but you have to be realistic. There are plenty of phones now which can easily be considered better than it (e.g. HTC One, S4, LG OG Pro, Xperia Z) and while none of them are anywhere near as good a deal as the N4, most are better phones for the majority. Only a few people actually care about updates outside of XDA and don't really know how awesome stock Android is compared to other UIs.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VoiD_Dweller:
Yes it's too good ;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ScumDroid:
I wasn't really impressed with the S4 or the HTC one tbh. Overpriced for basically the same specs you get with the N4. Samsung phones are loaded with bloat now,and feel like a hollow plastic toy. You can hardly tell its android anymore with the TW bloat interface. Yea the HTC one has a nice build quality, but is it really worth shelling out almost 700$ for? I don't think so. I will never buy another non nexus device again. (All personal opinion) I am extremely happy with my N4. I haven't had 1 single issue with it. I get 2.5 days of heavy use and about 5 hours screen on time with my ROM kernel combo. And for 350$ you cant beat it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] I Am Marino:
Keep the Nexus, return the One.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nighthawk626:
Galaxy note 2. Phones a monster

Sent from my free candy van
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ScumDroid:
Waaay to big. It looks comical when i see someone using one. :D
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] I Am Marino:
Now the rumors of the Note 3 being like 6 inches or so, now that's comical.

The current 5.5 is fine to me.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ScumDroid:
Yea don't get me wrong, it is a really nice phone. The screen is large and vibrant. The specs are great. I just think its too large, by the time you get a case on it, its even bigger. It would drive me nuts in my pocket.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hamzer11:
For the past two days since I have setup everything on the phone I noticed a faster battery drain. Curious to see what it was I checked the battery stats and installed Gsam for more info. It seems to be the Google Play Services. I tried stopping it but it just comes back up. Does anyone have any ideas on how to control this thing?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Tremulant1:
It's a bug with the most recent update. People have tried unchecking "Use Wireless Networks" under Location Services, but it does disable Google Now. What I did was just turn off GPS until you need it.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naz1911:
Anyone have access to the H3G UK Rom update utility?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naz1911:
No one at all know of it?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cowmixtoo:
When I received my HTC One (AT&T) I was disappointed that I could not install Google Wallet. Coming from a Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4, this was a downer.

I just installed TrickDroid hoping that would resolve the issue but I still can't get Wallet installed.

Are there any guides out there detailing how to get Wallet up and rocking?

thanks!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
I'm also wondering how to get it on my phone, I'm stock but rooted and unlocked.

Just noticed the Sprint version is running wallet.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teklock:
Yep, it seems only our Sprint friends have Google Wallet working. I can't understand why we can't get the files from the Sprint ROM and make this happen, but apparently there's more to it.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Da1stig:
I have the Sprint HTC One and it doesnt have wallet still.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXqcjq9_NLo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Da1stig:
thank you very much...i would have been waiting like forever
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hugebulge:
tried on att . just hangs on setting up.
[General Questions and Answers] galaxybro:
Is there a messaging app or something that changes the color depending on if you or the other person was the last person to write something? I remember that being something of use on older phones.

And just to clarify, I'm not talking about it changing color if you haven't seen the text yet. I'm specifically talking about whether or not you were the last person to message. I ask this because I, along with many of my friends don't reply to texts because we thought we had already replied.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farhanali_:
Hi All,

Like the title says it keeps freezing and rebootig every 1 to 2 mins. did a factory reset on it but didn't help. Also tried firmware update through Samsung Kies but didn't help. Cant even go through the initial setup because it just keeps restarting. I also tried the new Thailand FW on it through Odin but same thing:( Phone is from Hong Kong and its running the latest Kong Kong FW which was installed through Kies.

I've removed the sd card and also the sim card but still no go :rolleyes: Any thought?

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

PS: no rooting was done on it and it's running the original recovery with statuss "official"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UpInTheAir:
Return for exchange or warranty repair.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farhanali_:
Thats actually not an option for me as I bought it from someone online. We dont have any Samsung retail stores here in Toronto :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
put your phone in safe mode and see if it still freeze and reboot
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farhanali_:
Thanks i'll try it out and it doesn't then that would mean that is a software issue correct?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
if it stop rebooting, so it was caused by an application. yes software issue

to boot in safe mode press power till shutdown menu appear, keep pressing one long press on power off
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farhanali_:
I thought to boot into safe mode you just press the menu soft buttom when the samsung logo appears on boot? i"ll try your way as well
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
yes you can also your way
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Demonic240:
I'm currently running PA 3.5 (Alpha with Halo), but this issue has been plaguing me for some time now. Randomly, all of my sound notifications will cease working until I reboot my phone. Incoming calls will still sound, as will my alarm, but text message, gtalk and email notifications will no longer sound. I've wiped, reflashed, etc. and it's still there. When this happens, I double check quiet mode (which isn't on), volumes, and every other setting that I can. I'm not sure where else to look, or what needs to be changed to prevent it from happening.

Thanks for any assistance.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Bree:
hello all,

anybody using outlook 2003 yet? i'm having problems synching my contacts properly...seems that there is proper synching but when you use your device, some categories are missing, some contacts don't display the same info as in outlook, etc.

so i'm wondering, is it outlook 2003 or should i hard-reset my device(which i'm not too keen on doing)?

any feedback i will greatly appreciate

Thanks,

bree :cry:
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] tomlow1:
Hey

Ive used Outlook 2003 ever since I got my XDA 2 so i'm not terribly sure what the syncronisation of contacts was like in previous versions.

To put it simply, if I get some info I want to add as a new contact, I usually wait until I go home and just put the info on the phone temporarily as a note. Many fields are missing, like "other telephone number" and proper formatting of the 'display name' is not possible directly off the phone... e.g. If I save a new contact on the phone as "Tom Smith", im stuck with it being saved as "Smith, Tom" until I open Outlook 2003 to change the display name there.

Also confusing, but not really a problem anymore is Business in Outlook is called Work on the phone... e.g. 'Work Telephone'.

I havent noticed any other problems, except that Outlook 2003 only synchronises the main e-mail inbox even though the phone will display empty folders for everything else such as sent items and custom inboxes.

Unless you're having some sort of other problem you wouldn't get any improvement from a hard reset. Let me know if what you're experiencing is different/worse.

Ash
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] mvsmith07:
Had the same problem with name being swapped around to Surname, Forename but found a solution! When creating a new contact on the phone click the down arrow next to the name field and enter the whole name in the Last Name field. This will then save the contact in the format Forename Surname. The contact will also be saved correctly in Outlook 2003 unless you specifically want Surname,Forename formatting.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Bree:
ey, thanks for the replies guys, as for the above situation, you can go to the mail options section in activesync then check the appropriate boxes for folders you want to sync. :)
[General Questions and Answers] RaizoLevante:
Hey Guys..i got 2 mobile Bravia Engine in my phone..in my phone show both Bravia Engine;...!

how to fix that...? :(
[Windows Phone 8x by HTC] Digsy:
One thing about WP8 that concerned me was the lack of choice for satnav apps. This is what drove me to buy a Lumia 920 because it came with Drive / HERE Drive+ Beta.

Having been forced to change to an 8X I didn't think that this would be a problem as HERE Drive+1 Beta is now available for all WP8 phones in selected regions. What I didn't realise was that with the free Beta version you are currently limited to navigation in the same region as your SIM card, whereas on Nokia phones you can navigate globally.

The only other option I know of is Navigon which costs £80.

However, I just checked on the ALK CoPilot website and my fave satnav from the my TouchDiamond and HD2 days is "coming soon" to WP2! :) Hopefully it will retail for the same as the Android version, £40 is for European maps.

I'd like to point out that I'm not affiliated to ALK in any way - I'm just happy to have a bit more choice when it comes to satnav on my new WP8 phone.
[Windows Phone 8x by HTC] mobi:
Are you sure about that with regard to the location of sim? I just had my 8X with AT&T sim in Italy and France with HERE Drive and had no problem. I downloaded the maps prior to traveling.
[Windows Phone 8x by HTC] Digsy:
Not sure how it works in US/Europe, but my navigation license is only valid for:

UK

Ireland

Isle of Man

Guernsey

Jersey

(Vodafone UK here).
[Windows Phone 8x by HTC] mobi:
You're in the UK? Are you able to download the European maps? Try to download one and post what it says. Fourty quid sounds high these days. I hear Navitel is also coming out with a free version for WP8 in the near future.