yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Developer Discussion [Developers-Only]] tollboy:
So its write protected not read protected.

Is there a way we can read the counter?

I keep listening that it is hidden, where it is hidden?

Every now and then people comes and say they can see official status in the download mode after reflashing the stock rom but we keep saying counter ia still incremented and it is hidden. Can somebody help me...where it is located. One should know what we are trying to protect and what we are worried about?

Not to offend. May be its all myth. May it is really getting reset or something?
[Galaxy S 4 Developer Discussion [Developers-Only]] MohammadAG:
I don't really have the exact details but here goes.

The counter is stored in mmcblk0boot0. However, this partition is hidden in most kernels. If a patch is made to the kernel so as to show the partition, then the counter can be read. It's the same reason Traingle Away can't show the counter on the Note 2 without rebooting into a "special" state (that special state is a custom kernel, if I'm correct, TA backs up current kernel, flashes the temporary one, reboots into that, resets counter and flashes the one you had before, which is why it asks you not to reboot with the power button).

When that patch is made, you can read the counter. It should be the same procedure used to read the counter on the S2, S3, and the Note 2.
[Galaxy S 4 Developer Discussion [Developers-Only]] tollboy:
Thanks Man,

Honestly I need to read more for understanding this mmcblk0boot0 stuff.
[Galaxy S 4 Developer Discussion [Developers-Only]] tollboy:
Could some body point me to a source, where I could infor about mmcblk0boot0 kind of stuff what they are ans what is their use.

:D
[Galaxy S 4 Developer Discussion [Developers-Only]] garwynn:
Thread cleaned. Please stay on-topic and development related.
[Galaxy S 4 Developer Discussion [Developers-Only]] svd1977:
+1
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kobers:
Hi

I have a Tab 7 and a MAC how can I get it running to connect my MAC and see the microsd Card to copy/past

Or how to Mount the Card for USB

Thanks

Kober
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edan1979:
i use airdroid for transferring files from my mac to my device
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kobers:
Thanks

I have Seen the airdroit

Looks nice but for larger Video Files i hoped a USB Connection
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UpInTheAir:
To keep you "tethered" to their rotting fruit :p

I suppose they all do their best to NOT support the competition.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UpInTheAir:
Sorry OP for the OT.

....waiting for the flaming :D
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[Android Apps and Games] PhilPrado:
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[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] wertert:
I want to take my XDA IIs apart to see if it's possible to;

1) tighten up the keyboard slider mechanism.

2) make the 'stops' that hold the screen in the open position a little stronger. ie screen will not no easilly drop onto my thumbs while typing in bed.

Before I start I thought I'd open the idea up to the forum....Any advice please ?

There seem to be two sets of screws to play with, two T6? on the sides and two smaller screws on the back of the screen ( when opened ) which seem smaller. There are also three screws in the battery bay which I think are not related.

I'll take a few photos while I'm inside and post.

Jeff
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Cheddies:
That would be really useful as i am thinking of doing the same, mine is starting to loosen (tho o2 are being very nice to me at the moment and offering me a new one!)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] wertert:
dismantled my XDA IIs

ok the phone has been dismantled. You can see a few pics at the following URL.

http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/1081010

They will load full size if you click on them a few times.

I will update the pics later with some text. Some initial observations.

1) The slider 'rail' system is spot/heat welded to the phone body - pict 2291 - does leave alot of room for adjustment.

2) The mic is actually quite large - if the mic hole in the casing was larger I think the people-ask-me-to-speak-louder problem would be improved.

3) The clip that holds the phone in the open/closed position is rubbish - pict 2295 - I would say that if this clip was stiffer the slider mechanism would function much better.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] wertert:
sorry. point 1 should read...

1) The slider 'rail' system is spot/heat welded to the phone body - pict 2291 - does NOT leave alot of room for adjustment.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Lone:
Hi, if it's not too much trouble, could you enlarge the part where the volume slider is? Mine don't seems to have any latch where the silver button can catch onto (i.e when i fixed back the casing, the button is very loose and unable to adjust the volume no matter how much i slide it up or down). TIA! :)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Guest:
Hi - if you click on the thumbnail you get a slightly larger version, if you then click on this you get a new browser windows which gives you the full 4 Megapixel size of 2304 x 1704 pixels which gives alot of detail. These are all the ( in focus ) pictures that I have. The phone has now been put back together.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] bigblk150:
When I click on a thumbnail I get a medium-sized image, but clicking on that does nothing. Is there another way for us to get the fullsize images?

Thanks!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] CPGOD:
Replace the screen

Now the IIs is open, have you considered replacing the screen with an ordinary II? Do the connectors look the same?

Ive been reading, and can now observe for myself that the IIs screen is more 'yellow' than the II.

Thoughts?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Guest:
sorry about the delay. Download the full size pics here

www.perfectmotion.co.uk/xda2s.zip

They're 4.5Mb !

No plans to swap the screen. Quite happy with mine.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] nutsnbolts:
Kudos for your bravery! Please post your solution to tightening the slider. You will undoubtedly ascend to PPC demi-god status if you find a way.Excellent work! Keep us updated please.

Cheers!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] kelvin_27_84:
the pics in the zipped are corrupted..... its not even 4.5mb... something is wrong with the file pls upload the files again thank you so much... after looking at the bigger pics then i will be able to see if the LCD can be replace....
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] bigblk150:
wertert,

Yes, zip file is only 1.5 KB... please repost.

When you took the device apart, did you notice where the WiFi antenna was and if it could possibly be relocated? A lot of people are complaining about the WiFi reception in the Blue Angel and, chances are, it's due to the antenna design/placement/location.

Thanks!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Guest:
sorry about that.....I've tried uploading again but I seem to get a problem. Even uploading the raw jpg files is failing. I think my web site allocation is full up ! Does anyone have an FTP site I could put these picture on ?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] wertert:
pics

ps - I can also email them over. Can you get an address to me ?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] wertert:
sorry about the delay. Uploaded to another site. You should be able to get them from;

http://www.eyesociety.co.uk/xda2s/xda2s.zip

or

http://www.eyesociety.co.uk/xda2s
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] sorci:
thanks for opening up the PDA2K for us...

1) So how did you finally fixed the loose keyboard????

2) Also, can it be that people that got their keyboard too loosed

used a PDA2K case such as the PEIL FRAMA one?

That case has a large and rather thick plastic that covers the

keyboad and goes between the keyboard and the body, it seems like it may case the keyboard to be loosed after sometime.

Thanks
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] pvbutler:
Re: dismantled my XDA IIs

2) The mic is actually quite large - if the mic hole in the casing was larger I think the people-ask-me-to-speak-louder problem would be improved.

Did you make any modifications to the phone to improve the ability of the mic to pick up your voice?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] StirliTZ:
Krusell case loosened keyb in 1.5 months

Yes sorci's right! The gap increased since I got my i-mate into such a case with a thick plastic cover over the keys. Everyday i notice it incresing. Loox like paranoia :-) Well, what to do with the problem? Living in Russia I got no hopes for friendly product support. Have to solve it by means of a screwdriver and a hammer. Wish me luck, colleagues.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] chris.k:
My 2K internal pictures

I fixed my slider problem i have posted some pictures in 5 megapixel quality for clarity.unclip white plastic clips from bottom of slider plate and then Bend sides of slider plate out slightly,refit slider plate and plastic stop clips and you get smooth steady reistance all the way with no more gaps....ENJOY :D
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] bigblk150:
chris.k et al,

There have been reports of poor WiFi performance with the Blue Angel, and one possible reason is poor design/location of the WiFi antenna.

In taking your Blue Angel apart, were you able to locate the WiFi antenna, or the jack/solder point to which the antenna is connected on the board? If so, it may be possible to relocate/reroute/replace it to improve WiFi performance.

Thanks!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] bigblk150:
BTW, Great pics, thanks!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] chris.k:
RE wifi antena

Hi bigblk150. I am posting these pictures of the mother board, the wifi antena is screwed down on the top,and the camera side is sandwiched inbetween.the wifi antena is the green flexible PCB you can see.

The faint thick tracks you can see inside,are the Antena.

On the left side of the wifi antenna are two spring loaded gold contacts that rest on the main motherboard<I suppose you could extend these out of the device and create your own loop antenna....?

hope this helps you,

I am hoping to get hold of 2 512 RAM chips from an old laptop and place them into my 2K hopefully giving me 1Gb of internal memory,just a thought at this stage though :roll:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] bigblk150:
Thanks very much for these pics... encouraging that it may be possible to improve WiFi reception on inidividual units the require it.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] derosnec:
The photobox page seems to have made private - is there any chance of getting access to it again?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] M@cross:
What torx screwdriver #'s did you use to remove the screws from the back/side of the unit ? Also after removing them does the unit just come apart? or is there force involved to pry it open?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] sergeantash:
Funny some of the comments in this thread complaining about certain problems, it makes me wonder whether there are varying versions/releases of the XDA2s hardware??

I personally have no troubles with any of the following:

- Poor WIFI reception

- Unacceptable Mic volume (no one ever asked me to speak up)

however...I do have a problem with the...

- Sloppy keyboard!!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] sangasanga:
Pinout connectors

Since you have taken the blueAngel (PDA2K) apart and appear to have done a great job fixing up some of its shortcomings, has anyone taken note of the pinout configurations.

I understand they differ from previous devices and need to get some peripheral devices appropriately wired. :?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] nossac:
Well I dropped mine in water, got it completely water soaked.

Aggghhhh

However I took it apart and let it dry and it almost seems to work.

I'm getting to the screen that says tap the screen to set up the pocket PC but the screen doesn't seem to respond to tapping.

So what have I stuffed? any ideas.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] willpower102:
Re: RE wifi antena

This is not the wifi antenna in this picture. It is the gsm / cdma antenna. The wifi antenna can be found in this picture from the fcc website. And yes , it may be extended. That is a project i am trying in another thread.

https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=443879&native_or_pdf=pdf
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Black6spdZ:
I thought that small metal piece was the wi-fi antenna.. does anyone notice the wi-fi connector jack? ;) looks like a uFL connector.. actually more like an RP-uFL "exists?" There is also a connector by the BT radio on the board
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] willpower102:
you are right about the wifi being the metal piece.

on page seven, bottom picture you can see the wifi antenna. The big green antenna at the top is the gsm i believe. The wifi antenna has a connector next to it, i'm not sure what it is, i'm looking at a board right now but i don't have any connectors hand. it may be a ufl .

I think we found out before that the connector on the last page next to the bluetooth is a rp-mmcx like in this picture.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Black6spdZ:
nice find! what we need to find is a small rp-mmcx to MC-Card bulkhead pigtail that could be installed.. this would give us lots of options for external antennas.. those little 7dbi magnetic omni's with the mc-card connector can be had for less than $10 on e-bay..
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Conspiracy:
Hello,

Sorry for bring this old topic back butt i'm trying to replace my touchescreen and need some help with some questions i have.

Sorry for my bad english to :(

So, i opened my Xda IIs and have the touchscreen an lcd separeted from the rest but together, as the picture below shows. I'm not sure how to separate the touchscreen from the lcd.

This is how it looks:

This is the crack on the touchscreen:

This is the serial of the lcd (i think):

now, i think that to separete them i need to separet this two metal frames:

but first i need to do something to this connector (this is the connector from the touchscreen right? and it will tell me what type of touchscreen i need to replace). do i separate it? how are they connected? soldared? what must i do?):

Thank you for the help, and if you nees this or other photos tell me. I have it all disassembled :P

EDIT FOR UPDATE:

I have open the metal frame. It was glued (?), well it has something i can't discribe, something like glue tape (?). But i still don't know what to doe with the connector. just pull it or make something diferente?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] willpower102:
I was playing around with a broken xv6600 like this and i butchered the thing trying to get those two to separate. Honestly i think the only way to do it right would be to warm it up with a heat gun first (maybe wrap some aluminum foil around the connectors to that they don't melt.) I haven't tried to remove that sticky connector either but it looks like it might have to be soldered back on once it comes off.

All in all, i would say just spring for an entire screen unit on ebay for about 100$ or upgrade the phone to the next version. (wizard i think?)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] saints5354:
Can't get ur foto, can upload again? Thanks!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] saints5354:
Sorry, got ur foto.

Anyw can show me how to distached the casing front part, there is 2 srew but still cannot open the front casing...
[HTC Sensation] blitz100:
ive unlocked my phone but it shoe no signal

when i go to the setting to it wont let me search for the network

.will this radio fix things ,if not what will
[HTC Sensation] AndroidSupporter318:
You can try flashing a radio, but you need to be s-off. Go to kohr-ah's firmware thread and flash 3.33 universal firmware after you are s-off.

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] blitz100:
so i just download ,follow instructions, and it will work. and this wont change my phone(delete anything)
[HTC Sensation] AndroidSupporter318:
Yes, It will change your firmware. Make nandroid backup first, and restore after you flash firmware 3.33. Also don't forget to delete that firmware file after you flash the firmware.

It won't delete or change any files or data on your phone.

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] Skipjacks:
If you are using CM10.1, which I'm guessing that you are, then your problem with the network search is not radio related. It's a known bug in CM10.1

The network search feature doesn't work. To my knowledge it doesn't work on any CM10.1 ROM for any device (I reserve the right to be wrong about that though)

You aren't doing anything wrong. There is nothing you can change to fix it. It has to be fixed in the CM source code.

If you are using CM9 please say so and we'll figure that out.

As for not getting any signal at all though, that may or may not be a different issue entirely. If CM 9 or 10.1 is booting for you (and if you are looking at the settings for it, then you are obviously booting) then you already have the updated firmware as both ROMs will only run on 3.32 or 3.33.

What country are you in and what network on your on?

Also, do you get no signal at all anywhere you go? Or is it just no signal at your house or something?

And if you switch to any other ICS or JB ROM do you get a signal? That's important. If you do then we can rule out a firmware, radio, or hardware issue.

---------- Post added at 01:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:28 PM ----------

There is no need to restore a nandroid after flsahing Kohr - Ah's firmware packages. They do not replace the ROM.

However, flashing new firmware can screw with the ROM and send it into bootloops. But wiping cache and dalvik from recovery will fix that, if it even happens.
[HTC Sensation] AndroidSupporter318:
Could he just flash the radio.img by itself by extracting the radio image from the firmware?

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] Skipjacks:
Only if he repackaged it into a new PM58IMG.zip file. But there's no need for all that since Stempox has already done it.

See this post.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26593365&postcount=2

All the Sensastion radios already packaged into flashable PM58IMG.zip's without the rest of the firmware packages.
[HTC Sensation] blitz100:
so i just flash it??
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
From stempox's thread yes
[HTC Sensation] Skipjacks:
In boot loader, not in recovery.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[HTC Sensation] blitz100:
i tried it and it aborted it
[HTC Sensation] blitz100:
how do i do that
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
put the pg58img.zip in the root of the sdcard

then boot into bootloader

it will search for that zip and recognize it

it will ask you to do the update

but wait for Skipjacks to confirm it

i don't know much about radio/rils(i said the above because these are the steps that requires when you are flashing firmware)
[HTC Sensation] Skipjacks:
You don't need me. You are right!

But, check the md5 sum first after you download the pm58img.zip file. Check it against the on listed under the download link in Stempox's thread. If they don't match delete the file you downloaded and do not proceed.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luchardi:
Hello all!

I bought a THL W8 in Argentina, and I noticied that it works ok in GSM (QUAD BAND) but in WCDMA it only works in 850/2100.

I just ask if there is any baseband flasheable zip to enable 850/1900 instead of 850/2100 knowing that maybe its included in the hardware but capped by software baseband.

Thanks!!!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] spencer311:
The reason I ask is because although I love sense 5 when key lime pie is realeased I am going to want to try it. If the Google edition is the same hardware then wouldn't we be able to flash the Google version on our phones?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] flimsy888:
Without a port in short no...because that version will most likely be gsm only and not sprint so it will need to be tweaked. BUT...the Google edtion will speed up things like cyanogenmod a lot!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] spencer311:
Well that's good but I know with the evo 4g ltd there was always issues with the Mic sound on cm10. Like people could never understand what I was saying. One person even thought my phone was being tapped because it sounded like there was another phone on the line lol. Has that been an issue with this phone? I just got it last week so I haven't gotten a chance to flash it.
[General Questions and Answers] ahmed261:
Hi guys

Does supercharger have risk on battery or processor on long run
[General Questions and Answers] parkourkarthik:
Nope!! I have never heard such a thing!

Doesn't really have a direct effect on them..

Hit thanks rather than typing it;)
[General Questions and Answers] ahmed261:
So do u advice me to install it
[General Questions and Answers] parkourkarthik:
sure, to really boost ur battery backup!

not if ur custom rom already have some scripts similar to that of the supercharger;)
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhruvaz:
Suggestion for Android Development Thread.. Would it be easy if there are 3/4 Main threads depending upon models inside Android Development and other sub threads are inside those respective thread. there are different firmware under sony Z and it might be confusing.. I almost flashed sony Z (mobile) 's firmware in SGP321 :)...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petrusconsult:
Hi.

I wonder if someone has a same problem.

Whem I try to put a new contact in phone memory, I have a message : "Unable to save new contact".

Can someone tell me what is goin' on ???
[HTC Sensation] Damirzvo:
I have a problem. My Sensation when it receives a call goes into shutdown or after a call goes in the shutdown. I tried it with the new Battery with other batteries, the same happens. He installed a stock rom, and it happened with custom ROMs. What's the problem?
[HTC Sensation] Satan-Claus:
You can try to reflash radio. But I think it's hardware problem.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] budeone:
I have a co-worker with a HTC-ONE on T-Mobile.

He is taking a vacation and wants to plug a sim card from Tigo or Comcell in his phone when he gets there.

Can anybody offer any ideas if this can be done?

He is not rooted, I can root him in 10 min.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] jonathan3579:
Buying an unlock code online is the only way that'll work without going through T-Mobile
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] stevedebi:
Call T-Mobile and explain the situation. They will generally provide an unlock code for people traveling outside the country.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] budeone:
Thanks guys, will pass this along.. Cheers!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eligiv:
i have some problem with my galaxy 4, i have delay in click, example, i try slide down the top menu, and i have delay in click, i check other galaxy s 4 in my family and all is fine, have a way fix that?

thanks :]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samaneng2002:
Same here

I have same problem, it can be solved temporarily by restart, but same issue occurs after less than 24Hrs, also factory rest solved the problem till installing any new app.

Can anyone find the root cause and solution for it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgrov:
Hi,

I'm thinking about purchasing an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S3 from Newegg. I will not be signing up for any plans--just using the phone "as is" for research purposes.

It looks like it the S3 comes with Android OS 4.0.4 (ICS). Will this phone prompt me to update it to Jelly Bean once I receive it (even without a provider)?

Thanks for any insights,

jgrov