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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Rotary Parts:
Hey TASK i think he wants a video of step by step Install instruction. it seems that people are having a hard time reading & installing the new AOKP from you. :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] SeanHacker:
If he needs a step by step video of how to install the ROM then I would suggest him to not flash anything to his device until he reads up on these things more. Otherwise I see him bricking his phone in the near future. ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Thermalwolf:
How is that even possible? The instructions are simple and slapped right in your face. 1, make sure you have OUDHS, 2, full wipe then flash. Couldn't possibly get any easier and if people can't figure that out then they should not be modding hardware :angel:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Rotary Parts:
I agree been with TASK and KT since my skyrocket not hard to read and understand. And i totally agree about some Bricks coming soon

Easy as Pie to flash task roms it already has the kernel in it. it's full proof!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] brosenz:
Does it takes some time for the Task650 ROM to fully leverage and use the battery to its maximun potential?, with the Stock TW ROM I was getting around 0.5[%/hr] battery usage/drainage with the phone fully idle, measured by BetterBatteryStats, right now I am getting around 3.5[%/hr] battery usage/drainage with Task650 AOKP ROM, comments are welcome, thanks

NOTE: I've been measuring Deep Sleep with CPU Spy and with BOTH ROMs Deep Sleep will be around 93% to 97%
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jdivince:
If you want some spoon fed how-to vids starting from stock phone to root / loki / rom install, you might try galaxys4root.com. I haven't looked through all and can't vouch whether it's all accurate or best approach, but might help get u more up to speed and then better understand the various OP instructions which should be the bible...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] brosenz:
What Kernel is recommended to use with this AOKP ROM Task650 ?, Underwear or KT?, I would asume that underwear should be better because is the same developer so there should be better integration between the ROM and Kernel, but I am not an expert, please any advice will be appreciated, thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Nitroglycerin:
Ok so I'm going to admit I'm a total noob when it comes to flashing ROMs. The last time I had to flash a ROM, it was for an HTC Touch Pro back in 2008 (Windows Phone 6) so I've never actually flashed a ROM on Android.

Anyway, I have TWRP (auto loki version) and tried to flash the ROM. I downloaded everything from the thread (ROM, gapps and Kernel) and flashed them in this order: ROM > Gapps > Kernel. When I rebooted, I got the error message that I had software not allowed by AT&T and had to recover my nandroid backup.

Could I have done something wrong? Should I have even flashed the kernel or is it included in the ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kytrauma:
As far as I'm aware there isn't an auto Loki twrp recovery. U need to install the auto Loki cwm (oudhs) recovery and use the same process, as twrp doesn't convert the kernels to loki'd automatically.

TaskaToon'd Gs4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Nitroglycerin:
I will try cwm, but according to several threads, v2.5.0.2 of twrp says it's auto loki.

Do I have to get rid of twrp to get cwm ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] poofyhairguy:
I have learned that if you need larger than 4GB file sizes on a 64GB Micro SD, if you format it as ext4 then AOKP treats it just like a FAT32 card.

By flashing the zip file from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=36130750&postcount=1

You can even access the card in recovery, for backups and whatnot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
I keep both on my extsdcard, flash over the one you need to use at the moment, I go between both sometimes.

Good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Nitroglycerin:
Thanks for the quick reply. I do have a slight problem though. I don't have an external card yet. Won't go into it, but long story short is money problems. I wouldn't even have the s4 if I didn't find a way to get it free with my upgrade. Point being, I won't have a sd card for a couple weeks. How do I get rid of my twrp and backups so I can install the ROM.

To be honest, at this point I was going to say forget it and try slim bean but I've heard mixed things with that ROM as opposed to nothing but good from Task's. So I would like to get that one working lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
or internal sdcard either place to store your files.

As far as Task's rom goes...good choice.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Nitroglycerin:
Just a quick reply. Finally got everything flashed and it's all good. I'm still using twrp but I used the Loki-Doki zip file and it flashed perfectly. Apps are downloading themselves as we speak. Only problem is LTE isn't working and I've already changed the APN to LTE/GSM/HSPA like the thread said. And I've done a full wipe so I'm not sure. I'm getting throttled now anyway so it doesn't matter what network I'm on for the moment.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Nitroglycerin:
another update. LTE is working fine now :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Manufactured consent:
I am a Canadian running tasks rom on my unlocked bootloader. I have been editing the assert prop out. Tasks new release will be an auto loki release. Does anybody know if I will still be able to flash this? . I honestly love this rom and will miss it immensely....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RandomHandle:
I am getting the 'Software not authorized by AT&T' message.

I am using the OUDHS recovery from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2291956

Trying to install the Task650 rom from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2293162

Booting into recovery wiping data/cache, dalvik cache, and the formating /system. Then install rom > gapps > underwear kernel > reboot.

Any help appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] fastblack:
I'm getting the same thing except I didnt load the kernal, do I need to?. I'm sure I did something wrong, but I looked over all the directions again and everything seems correct. What did I do?

Also not sure if it matters but I did have TWRP installed before.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RandomHandle:
My understanding is that you don't have to do the kernel but as a last resort I tried doing it. I was doing just the rom and gapps with same result.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] alacrify:
You need to search on the error - you need to freeze/rename/delete the KNOX apks. It's all over the place, I'm not going to list them here.

FYI rule #1 on XDA is search. ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] fastblack:
I actually read through every single post in the Task thread, I must have missed the knox info. I didn't hear about it until you said something. I did have the knox files and deleted them. In the meantime he posted a new build, doing a backup now and about to flash.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] alacrify:
I actually meant search the forums, not just the thread - sorry I wasn't clear. Best discussion I found in a search was actually in Ktoonsez' thread :) I usually use Google in the phone browser and put XDA as one of the search terms.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RandomHandle:
So when I search for Knox in tibu I have 2 results. 1. Samsung Knox 1.0 and 2. SEAndroid 1.0. I froze both and flashed with same results.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] SeanHacker:
For official support for my ROM this thread should be used. There's a ton of info there.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2303484
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidBabe:
I tried rooting it yesterday and I bricked my tablet. :( Verizon is sending me another one tho. I miss it. I need my android fix. I think I flashed the wrong firmware to it :( I can't find the Verizon instructions for rooting.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Reviewers:
It runs on AOSP Jellybean which we already have, do you think it'll be possible for a port?

Instead of the controller like the shield has we could use a bluetooth controller (on-the-go)

We already have the speakers, controller, screen and all! Will the "PC Streaming" feature be possible to port since its AOSP?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] death1246:
anything is possible as long as source is available.

Especially if we have dedicated devs willing to work for free.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] BigBison420:
MOD EDIT: Selling/Buying/Trading is not allowed on XDA. Use Swappa.com
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Antalor:
Hello there,

does anyone know how to mount the galaxy s4 as writeable via adb?

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /system

is the Red Coloured the right Path?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] elesbb:
omg no no no no.

if you are talking about trying to use "adb push <name of file> <destination file>"

Then you must use "adb remount" if it fails, you are not on an insecure kernel. Thus your only option is to push to the sdcard then use "adb shell" and navigate to your sd card and use "cp <name of file on sdcard> <destination file location>"

as for the commands, it is NOT what you have posted. it is simply

mount -o rw,remount /system

nothing else is needed. You will seriously mess something up if you try mounting it as yaffs2 considering we use ext4 now. FYI, the above command can only be entered AFTER first entering "adb shell" which gives you a command line on the device to execute commands.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Antalor:
No, i want uninstall apk's/apps via adb and theerfore i have to mount it as writeable, and, also i want to:

pm list packages -f > file.txt and got error read only system...

What exactly is yaffs2?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] elesbb:
Then you need to use

adb shell mount -o rw,remount /system

thats it. To uninstall apks, use:

adb uninstall <package name>

And you are getting a read only system error because you are trying to create that "file.txt" file onto your "root" directory.

do this:

adb shell cd /data/media/0

then try to do your list packages.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] j200pruf:
So I made a foolish mistake, tried to install the GS4 keyboard on my i535 while it was running 4.1.2 and I didn't backup anything before hand :eek:

Currently rooted and unlocked boot loader

Running JZO54K.I535VRBMB1

4.1.2

I tried to install the tested note 2 Keyboard (tried both), but still just get a stopped working message when I enable the Samsung Keyboard, I can use Swype with no problem. Is there anything I can do to fix the issue without clearing everything and starting over?

Thanks in advance

-Justin
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] j200pruf:
Hey all, we can remove this thread. I just re-flashed the system. Now I know, make sure you always backup your phone before you mess around with it.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] crackunia:
Hi xda-developers team! I unlocked my att one x bootloader, istaled SU and flashed twrp recovery...

Than I downloaded some 4.2.2 roms from "One X Original Android Development" wiped cashe delvik, factory reset... flashed rom also gapps, then rebooted and screen is freezing on "HTC qiutly briliant" screen.. what to do now how to update to 4.2.2 CM10.1
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] s1l3nt:
easiest way is to just get s off http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2155071
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] crackunia:
so what when phone will be S-OFF? what to do then what roms can I instal?

links not working in this thread...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] crackunia:
d-h.st/ server not working.. are there any mirror links?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] watameron:
Just checked, and the links are working. Also, that thread does have mirror links right next to the d-h.st ones.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] crackunia:
OK I'll S-off but what then?

my phone is freeze...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] rogcaw82:
No need to s-off. I'm not. You probably need to flash the boot.img from the rom zip. What rom are you going with? Jellybam has worked well for me.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] vang2k:
if your on hbot 2.20 you also need to downgrade your touchpanel firmware to 1.20 or else the screen wont work.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] nik92990:
yeah it sounds like you didnt flash the boot.img. you need to pull the boot.img out of the rom you are flashing and flash it in fastboot. command is fastboot flash boot boot.img
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fightinfilipino:
i was just reading the CM10.1 nightlies thread, and most posters there have been saying that using TiBu to backup and restore apps is a *bad* thing when doing a fresh install of the latest nightly ROM build.

so, uh, what should we be doing to backup and restore data?

i'd like to keep my call logs and SMS data. i also have some savegames from game apps i'd like to keep. TiBu seems to have some specific options as to backing up SMSes and call logs. is that safe to backup and then restore to a new ROM install?

what about user apps? i'm fine with just reinstalling most apps, but there are some apps that have saved data that i'd really like to keep!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droid512:
there are apps specifically for backing up sms and call longs

the reason that people dont like Tibu as much is some of the cache it restores can conflict with newer builds and android is pretty good at restoring most of the things on its own
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Commodore 64:
People have different preferences. My general preference with CyanogenMod is the cwm recovery. Either the sk8 version ( which is brilliant) or the regular one that comes with CyanogenMod.

I always get into cwm recovery and do a back up to external SD. Then wipe and clean and install the new cm, no reboot yet and go to advanced restore option of the backup and then restore ONLY the data portion of the backup.

All your customizations, apps, app data, app saved data, logs, SMS, phone log ... Is there to be restored.

Reboot and you're done.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lingowistico:
Helium from the maker of CWM is free and super simple. They could've included an option to only backup an apps data but oh well it's still great. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fightinfilipino:
ty, that makes sense.

i'm on an older version of CWM (6.0.1.0, i believe). am i able to just flash a new version of CWM (sk8's or whatever) from my current CWM? i can't seem to find a straight answer on the forums or from googling...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Commodore 64:
Yea you can. Just flash the sk8 and then under advanced choose reboot recovery after install and you're going to be in the new recovery mod
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Trinition:
Thanks for asking!

Thanks for asking! I've been wondering something along these lines, but I wasn't even sure what to ask. I think you've formed the question better than I would have.

But I guess I'm not seeing a consensus either. I was under the impression that there everyone else knew the best way to do it and it was so obvious that no one ever even bothered to speak of it. That, or people just enjoy losing their saved games, call logs, etc. :)

So to be clear, here's what I've gathered from this thread:

You can restore just apps and their data

One way is to backup and restore the /data partition

Another way is though custom apps

One such app is Helium

Did I miss anything?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
I never restore anything. I backup my call logs and texts to gmail, but I don't restore them. Why would you?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lingowistico:
Maybe that you can backup to the cloud, with Helium and others. But except for that i think you've got it covered.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fightinfilipino:
just as a quick update, i did exactly this (using sk8's CWM recovery) and it seems to have worked like a charm. did a clean wipe (factory reset/format cache, data, system, dalvik's) and then installed Cyanogenmod 10.1 N15. then before rebooting i restored just the data. worked pretty well!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] RK:
Good for you. But that is almost the same as a dirty flash.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fightinfilipino:
oh, that is SO helpful of you.

well if that's not the best way to backup and restore WHAT IS?

seriously, i wish there was a "no thank you" button for useless, insulting posts like yours! >:[
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
You shouldn't restore anything.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mtdew:
There is no best way because there's always a risk it will cause issues. Either accept the level of risk involved or do what's recommended, you can't have your cake and eat it too in this case.

Personally I use android tuner pro as a backup solution. I know the risks involved and I don't post and complain when it doesn't work I find the problem and fix it or I do what I'm supposed to do.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fightinfilipino:
the problem is that "what's recommended" varies wildly, even here. some people in this thread recommended i restore the data partition from a nandroid backup. other users recommended i use Helium. now some users are simply saying not to restore anything at all.

and some persons (rushi.1986) are posting completely unhelpful, snarky things without even understanding the context of the thread.

let me ask a more granular question: if i backup and restore specific game apps that are user apps, sms data, and call logs, and nothing else, will this reduce my risk? if i wanted to do these particular things, what is the better tool to do so?

and i have a wider question: is it really that custom rom users now simply don't keep certain data when they upgrade or switch their rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mtdew:
His answer was far from snarky and was actually correct the method stated is just a dirty flash with more steps and is more risky.

It's recommended not to restore anything but if you must be ready to accepted the consequence if there are any. Typically with android tuner I don't have issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] RK:
I am yet to encounter any issues restoring user apps and user data using titanium backup. However, ppl who know better say its bad. Since I have not had any issues, I do it anyways.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mtdew:
99% of the time you won't but with all of the changes recently all precautions needed to be taken. Like I said I normally don't have too many issues, every once in a while though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Jnewell05:
Restoring user apps will not mess up your ROM. Unless it is root related y would it? If the app doesn't work after install then install it from the market.

Restoring system apps can effect your ROM. Most system apps are different based on the ROM that you use. Example being restoring them from cm 10 to cm 10.1, or even different nightlies.

Titanium backup is the way to go. Chronium aka helium is supposed to be good, its a preference thing IMO.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] LPMatt:
This is a good way to go.. If it works for you, then you have your solution. Thing is, everyone's phone has had different experiences with different apps, ROMs, settings, etc. and what works for one may not work for another.

Personally, I prefer the backup feature in ROM Toolbox pro. Easy to use, bulk features, and I had fewer issues than on TiBu. BUT, with all the recent app updates trying to keep up with Rom changes, I've found it to be far more stable to just reinstall from the Play store. It seems to also be prudent to get rid of any app that may be redundant to native ROM features (in my case). Just keep it simple.

Contacts and calendar data syncs with Google.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] pc103:
For simplicity I use Super Backup by Mobile Idea Studio.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Justin Thought:
I'm with you on that. Though a relative NuB at flashing, less than a year at it, lately, with all the different unofficial Jelly Bean 4.2 versions available for my Skyrocket, I've been trying them all out. I think I've flashed about 15 different versions in the last few months.

Each time, I use Titanium to backup all my apps and their data, then once the new ROM has had a chance to settle in, I SELECTIVELY restore the apps I use most frequently.

One drawback of Titanium is that it doesn't (seem to) backup my calendar data. I need to keep the history, because I use it for billing purposes, and what with the recent bad press they've been getting, I have an almost psychotic aversion to telling Google what I'm doing when and with whom. I use iCal+ to create various individualized calendars, depending on the type of service; I use that along with Business Calendar. I would LOVE to have a backup program that would keep that data intact when I restore it, but so far I've been disappointed in that respect. There is a free program on Google Play called "Mobile Backup and Restore" that I use for my calendar, but unfortunately when it restores, it restores everything into my Google calendar account, making it necessary for me to go back and place the entries back into their correct calendars.

For SMS and call logs, I use the free apps SMS Backup and Restore, and Call Logs Backup and Restore. Those apps have worked flawlessly for me, as I also need to keep the call logs for my billing.

Games? Well, I don't play that many on my phone--my fingers are too big. :) The few I do play, I have just gotten accustomed to starting from scratch when I try a new ROM.

I think my flashing days are over for awhile; I loaded Beanstalk 4.2.2 on my phone a while ago, and it's the most feature-rich, stable Jelly Bean I've tried so far. The OP has promised to make 4.3 available "real soon now," so I think I'll probably stay with my current system until a stable release is available. Ok, a semi-stable release. Oh, ok, a release that doesn't make smoke come out of my phone.

Hope some of this helps.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] lazzy:
do you guys know any sites selling XDA IIs or III yet? Been looking all over the net but unsucessful. I just prefer the O2 engraved on my XDA than an i-mate or etc :)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Guest:
O2 web shop now has it listed - £249 + min £19.50/month contract

R
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Apec:
try www.uplands.co.uk
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Swifty:
anyone actually got their XDA2s yet? I pre-ordered mine from uplands and haven't heard anything from them...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Apec:
Spoke to uplands today, stock is due in tomorrow, if it is an earlry delivery then you should have it on thursday, if a late one then on friday. will give you an update tomorrow.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Mikee4fun:
I got mine. Unfortunetly I don't like it. The screen is washed out and Spb Pocket Plus has issues as well as Wisbar Advanced 2.0. I like my XDA II better. However the WIFI kicks butt!!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Swifty:
Thanks Apec :wink:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Apec:
Aint that a shame, theres me thinking thursday or friday thursday or friday like a little kid waiting for christmas! but christmas has benn delayed again! :x Well it now stands like this, Deliver expected on Monday the 15th and we should be holding the little buggers in our hands by tuesDAY THE LATEST WEDNESDAY.

So lets hope they are sorting BT issues with all the extra time.