yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Salsa] BigBearEvo:
It's come to my attention that current

S-OFF

users

do not

have to flash a rom with a Boot.img included.

This works like this as an example

Your current rom is :-CM10-4.1.2 Unofficial.

You want to flash :- Slim Paranoid Android 2.99 or any other CM10 based rom.​

You can now do this with out the Boot.img included as th original from your first CM10 rom is still there.

If of course there is a new kernel included with the rom then flash the Boot.img, but the process works again, you keep the new Kernel in place when you flash another rom without the Boot.img included.

NOTE: this will only work on Roms built with no Boot.img(Ports) Trying to modify ours will not work!

I tried this with 2 Ports/3 CM roms and it worked.

so when you see a CM7/10 ports come across from me now, you will probably find it will not have a Boot.img included but a list of one to add, as i myself have S-OFF

BE WARNED

YOU CANNOT DO THIS WITH S-ON

!

You will damage your phone! Do not attempt to flash a Rom without a Boot.img with an S-ON handset.

You can find this out in your Hboot menu right at the top.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kivawolf:
Hi,

I am from canada, I am using nexus 4 with 4.2.2 JB.

In 2 days, I will go to us. I would like to use my phone over there with pre-paid sim.

there is any way to unlock nexus 4 without rooting?

thank very much
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Testraindrop:
What do you mean by unlock?

Bootloader?

google: "fastboot oem unlock"

But if I got your description right, you mean something like a SIM/Network lock?

Nexus don't have such BS.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] machoman1337:
You don't need to root an Android phone to do a SIM unlock - and the Nexus 4 isn't even locked in the first place. If you bought it from a carrier, the sales rep may have mistakenly told you otherwise - just ignore him.

You don't have to do anything with your phone. Put in your American SIM and it'll work straight away. You can even try it now - prepaid US SIMs are able to roam on Canadian networks (you won't be charged as long as you don't actually call/text/use data). If you pop in your US sim and it shows a signal and a connection to some network (probably Rogers) then you'll know it works.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoponpop:
I'm guessing he did mean a network lock since he's talking about traveling to the states. Nexus phones aren't locked to a carrier, so you can exchange the SIM for one provided by a US carrier as much as you want. Buy a micro SIM when you get to the states and you'll be good to go.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kivawolf:
wow,

That is wonderful. What is why I can not find any information on how to unlock nexus 4.

I bought my phone from fido, they said that I have to buy US roaming data (50$ for 40MB).

Do you have any suggestion for cheap pre-paid micoSIM company in US that I can buy find easily in florida?

Are you sure that Nexus 4 just work like that with different carrier without unlock. It seem to be too good to be true. And usually it is.

Thank you very much for all your expertise.:laugh:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] myturbo1:
T-Mobile ? 100min talk , unlimited text & 5gb data. $30

---------- Post added at 04:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:20 PM ----------

Also yes it works fine with other carriers. Their is only 1 model & it is factory unlocked.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IRX120:
If its long term get the T-Mobile 30$ plan but for short term, get the T-Mobile prepaid 1,2,3$ a day plan so if your only here for a week or so thats 7$

Sent from my Nexus 4 @1.72 GHz on Stock 4.2.2
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kivawolf:
Thank you very, I plan to stay for 15 days.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] LucasDTV:
Hi,

I earn the normal amount of money so I don't have the expenses to go out and buy a new phone every time one comes out. I got the S4 like a weeks ago and now I read that AT&T is extending their upgrade periods to 24 months not 20 months so I am asking if you guys think the S4 will last 2 years? I had the S2 prior and got a upgrade 18 months in to the period.

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] alphadog00:
any phone will last 2 years if you take care of it. Will it keep up with new software and hardware? Unknown, but it depends on your requirements. My wife is happy with a Motorola Bravo - she likes the size and it does what she wants.

I have Q9M that works too, so if you are asking about will it physically last 2 years, then I don't see any reason why it won't - if you take care of it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] colbynmeghan:
I see the S4 lasting more then as 2 years aslong as you are happy with it. I still have a htc tilt and wizard that are still kicking. They are slow but still gets the job done.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
The G3 and G4 will be supported for awhile...count on it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] viny2cool:
they will be supported by Samsung but what about AT&T? At&T S3 is still on 4.1.1...and no premium suite...all the carriers have released it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Roco91:
Especially since the phone is so high end, I don't see any major breakthroughs that could really make this phone outdated for a loooong time. The only reason I upgraded from my S3 is because I could:P
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] CamFlawless:
They'll likely be supported by developers on XDA. :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AutoUnion:
Come on man :)

We're on XDA here. There is no zero chance that the two most popular Android phones (S3/S4) will be ignored. Who cares if AT&T doesn't support it? I have faith in the devs here. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] CZ Eddie:
Your upgrade will roll out about the time I expect to see super batteries and if we're lucky, OLED displays also.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DGreen1:
Just a quick question... I recently switched from Sprint to US Cellular, and there is nowhere near the support or development for this carrier. I understand they are a much smaller carrier & this could be the issue but I'm just a little surprised that there isn't more developers on board.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] chiefmigrain:
Using UpdateMe on my GS3, I downloaded Free GS3 3.0 to my phone (I was running the previous version). Went into TWRP, installed it (backed up and wiped all caches and system before hand). Rebooted, and it worked fine. Then, I went back into TWRP to install a mod for the batter percentage indicator that I had previously used on the old version of Free GS3. Installed it, worked without a hitch. Except, now my phone won't boot. It flashes the samsung logo then the galaxy s3 logo, followed by blank screen. That's it. I think the problem is that my version of TWRP isn't the latest version (I couldnt' find out how to update it anywhere). Now, I have no idea what to do. Somebody please help, I just want to use my phone again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
Go back into recovery wipe cache and dalvik and reflash the rom. Do not use the mod again.

Sent from the future via Tapatalk 4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
The problem is the mod. The MD4 update changed a lot of things, you're just gonna have to wait for Clark44 to update the battery mod.
[General Topics] Specialop24:
Thank you for allowing me to join your site. I have found 100's of useful posts/threads here. I currently run a Samsung Galaxy S3 Unlocked on ATT. I will try to follow the rules and not piss anyone off. Thanks again.
[General Topics] jugg1es:
Well your off to a blinding start. You've used your first post to open a new useless thread, your supposed to

A: use search where you would have found a 'say hi' thread

B: attempt to make your first 10 posts useful

Never interrupt me when I'm eating a banana.

Ryan Stiles
[General Topics] justmpm:
The "Hi" thread is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=961655

Here are 2 guides for you to help you overcome your....noobness:D

10 post guide:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1069298

New Users guide:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1699450

Thread closed.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loftus1961:
Hi.

Just got a Nexus 4 after some thieving Spanish barstewards stole my Note 2. Loving the phone so far.

Quick question. Can you add to the Google apps folder on the home screen that is there when you first start it up? I know you can delete from it as I deleted the Youtube widget, but I wanted to add the Google Now widget but when I try to add it as if it was a folder it doesn't work.

Is it just not possible?

Ta.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kbeezie:
Guess I'm not following what you mean exactly by folder?

Are you using the stock launcher or another launcher (ie: apex, nova, etc) .

Normally to add a widget you would simply long-press the home screen, select widgets, and pick that, and should show up as a widget, if you're creating a folder you're probably dragging the app icon onto something else.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loftus1961:
Yeah, I thought I wasn't explaining myself very well.

It's stock launcher. On the home screen, when you first set up the phone, there is a widget/folder titled "Google" which is effectively a folder containing the widgets for various Google apps ie Gmail, Google+, maps etc. I wondered whether it is possible to add to this folder (for want of a better word). If I try to drag a widget over it that doesn't work.

Hope that's a bit clearer.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loftus1961:
Don't worry - sorted it.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] cseilern:
I installed the Toshiba bluetooth stack on my I-Mate Jam and it ROCKS - it includes ALL the functionality/profiles missing in the MS stack!

...BUT...

It is unstable as hell (I have experienced all sort of "cosmetic" issues) and I am fairly sure this is due to the fact that both MS and Toshiba stacks try to use the same bluetooth hardware SIMULTANEOUSLY.

...SO...

has anyone figured how deinstall/reinstall the microsoft bluetooth stack on a Magician (I-Mate Jam, Qtek S-100, MDA Compact, XDA Mini)?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] ID64:
So, what "ROCKS" about it? :)

Always do full backup b4 installing sware.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] cseilern:
it does what the MS BT stack does (serial port, headset, activesync), but also adds other profiles (pan, dun, obex, ftp, chat + others from memory)

i.e send files/chat with other mobile phone users, access bt pan, etc... though i am only interested in pan, chat and obex

when i fisrt played with it, i immediately saw why everyone whinges with the bt stack...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] dutty:
it's excellent and stable for me, didn't expierence any bugs...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] thinksmart:
dutty:

Did you get pan working ?

If so can you please let me know how?

Thanks,

Martin
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] tansoftware:
I'm kinda interested ...

Can u please post a copy of that Toshiba Bluetooth stack u're using so we can all have a chance to have a look at it and maybe modify it to work on our phones :o
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] dutty:
uh, just started the service, restarted the device and connected to it!

BUT, i also installed the toshiba BT stack on my workstation
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] tansoftware:
I'm kinda interested ...

Can u please post a copy of that Toshiba Bluetooth stack u're using so we can all have a chance to have a look at it and maybe modify it to work on our phones :o

And just more thing ... How did u manage to get that bluetooth stack to run on xda devices since it keeps checking for external SD bluetooth cards and was not designed for internal bluetooth chips ?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] bamse:
Look in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=15382&highlight=
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] tansoftware:
Thanks for the link ....... BUT !!

I was able to download the Toshiba BT Stack v5.01 but it won't seem to work on my xda !! Everytime I tap on Bluetooth Setting (from toshiba) It says the following ' An error occurred with the Bluetooth Card. Confirm that the card is working properly.

Both my MS Stack and Widcomm Stacks are disabled and don't conflict with this new Toshiba Stack.

I was wondering how the thread owner got this BT stack running on his xda ?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Guest:
It works on my XDA Mini just fine. The only problem I'm having is that it won't stay resident when you power off the device.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Guest:
As for disabling the MS stack, look here.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] tansoftware:
Got another Question ??

Will this new stack work on a Qtek2020 ? I've tried installing it on my Qtek2020 but it won't recognise my bluetooth hardware !!

Any sugestions ??? :?:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] chibajoe:
Oops, sorry, look here for info about turning off the MS BT stack.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] FOSA:
RE

From the download link provided it showed support for WM2003. How about WM2003SE?

Anyone feedback in using on WM2003SE?

Thanks

:roll:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] outz:
i think the imate jam runs se?

:roll:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] FOSA:
RE

Sorry, another question.

In the event of a hard reset will my O2 XDA II restore the MS stack with whatever registry settings that were deleted in the process of installating the Toshiba bt stack? Will the Toshiba bt stack be totally removed in the evnet of a hard reset?

Thanks again
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] outz:
yes sir
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Guest:
Found 2 problems.

Cannot connect when call ring.. connect then call is fine.

Cannot Accept call with button on headset.

Any more Problems ???

Please post your problems ..
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] flubex:
Hi

i´ve tested the toshiba bt software on my MDA-Compact but haven´t got very good results. First, after installation, it seems to work good with my Royaltek RBT 3000 (GPS), but after i´ve switched off the device while an active bt connection was established with my gps software, the bt-stack broks down and the whole systems seems to be unstable. Even after a softreset the bt-software from toshiba says that they didnt recognize any bt hardware.

Now i am trying to deinstall the bt-soft and can recommend everybody who wants to test to make an backup before ;-)

I think that the software from toshiba could work, when the ms-bt-stack would be completly changed with the toshiba-stack, but doesnt work without problems when both bt-stacks are on the system.

Regards

FluBeX
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] :
BT Stack for XDA II mini

Can run on Xda II Mini without change your MSBT

1. disable your MS BT (Don't need to remove it)

2. Download driver from Toshiba (Toshiba BT Stack)

http://aps.toshiba-tro.de/bluetooth/pages/disclaimer.php?dt=bts&download=4us

3. Connect your mini with active sync.

4. Install the driver.

5. Soft Reset your device.

Optional

6. Remove your MS BT

by deleting this registry key

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\BTIcon]

then reboot.

If you don't wish to remove the key, you can disable it by editing this parameter value under the registry key

change

"Dll"="BTIcon_Dll.dll" to

"Dll"="BTIcon_Dll.dll.disabled"

then reboot. When WM2003SE tries to load the Dll driver, it can't find it and therefore the MS BT system tray icon will not be activated.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] flubex:
Yes theese are the steps, but the problem is that after switching off the device while a bluetooth connection is active the toshiba-bt-stack crashes.

Does anyone know what could cause this?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] flubex:
just explored:

when the following reg key is set to "1" the connection stays active when the device is switched off:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TOSHIBA\Bluetooth\RFBUS\CurrentSetup\Hold_Mode_Activity]

For my GPS problem this is the solution right now :-)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zohaer21:
hi

how is it exactly that i can find the ms registry to turn it off or the bticon_dll.dll to delete it..

i have tried browsing the windows directory on pda2k imate and using resco aswell but cant find the mentioned registry string and neither can i find the bticon_dll.dll to delete it???

where and how can i find them?

thanks
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] flubex:
Perhaps your resco is to old and has no registry editor build in. In the version i am using an editor is added. You have to choose "My Registry" and then follow the path.

But the Toshiba-Stack doesnt work without error. From time to time he crashes and is therefore no solution for the MDA Compact :(

When does MS fix their lousy bluetooth support?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zohaer21:
i have teh latest resco ..but still cant find the thingy

is it possbile that teh registry structure is differnent on pda2k
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] :
I'm having 2 issues... firstly the BT stack keeps completely unloading itself (requiring a soft reset), secondly, that registry entry is being changed back on reset...

P
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Rabia:
now does it route the audio to the headset? handsfree feature!

does it work on qtek2020?

thanks
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Steee:
I'm having that issue also
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] chibajoe:
Tried that, but the Toshiba stack is still crashing. Did you disable the MS stack, or did you delete the entry completely? Can you think of anything else you might have done to keep the Toshiba stack active?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Kevlar:
I have delete all of the bluetooth registry keys before installing the Toshiba BT Stack. The only key I had to put back was the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\USB\LoadClients\Default\Default\224_1_1] to get the Toshiba BT running.

But still no luck. It still crashes....
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] dutty:
mmh we should really find out what crashes the BT stack...

or maybe just figure how to restart the BT stack, is there an exe file which is getting loaded on start up and then unloaded once the device is turned off? can we restart it?

or is it a dll which is loaded upon device start and maybe we can restart it using services.exe, regsvc or rundll?

i think figuring out how to restart the bt stack is easier and would do the job...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] The_Best:
I think, the original BT Stack is the big problem, we have. There must be a way to uninstall die complete MS BT-Stack.

The toshiba Stack is totally cool. I think it would run, if there isn't the MS BT stack

Another question: Why can't i send files to an T610 via MS BT-Stack? With the toshiba Stack, it isn't a problem really...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] lars_juhl:
This topic is also being discussed in a different thread - I'll do a bit of cross posting on this occasion ;)

Quoting myself in the other thread:

I played around a bit more concerning registry changes last night. Here are my conclusions.

The HKLM\BTIcon registry entry can safely be removed. It removes the status icon of the Microsoft stack.

Do not delete the HKLM\drivers\builtin\bt_router entry. Whenever I do this, the Toshiba stack fails to initialize and I have no Bluetooth at all.

Deleting the HKLM\SOFTWARE\microsoft\bluetooth tree of entries is a bit less clear. Good news first: after deleting this tree and resetting the machine the Toshiba stack does not crash when putting the PDA on standby. Very Happy Without being absolutely sure, it seems to have a big negative impact on the battery life of the device when put on standby. Sad

My wild speculation is that the bluetooth radio is not (completely?) switched off when the HKLM\SOFTWARE\microsoft\bluetooth registry tree is deleted. Hence Bluetooth keeps draining the battery. I ask the experts: is this at all possible? Can Bluetooth stay on when a device is on standby?

If only there was a way to manually switch Bluetooth on and off ... sadly this feature does not exist in the Toshiba stack.

/Lars
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] The_Best:
I#ll try this! But if i point on the icon in the taskbar and choose "Sicherheitseinstellungen" (Security in english, i think), and then choose "mobile", BT should be disabled?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] sdamion:
Bluetooth still crashes

Could you discribe the whole prosidure you did.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] YRLS:
As I wrote in the otehr topic: my Toshiba stack is still crashing after stand-by mode.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] lars_juhl:
Describing exactly what I have done is a bit tricky since I have tried a lot of different things. However, most of them were followed by a restore of a backup, so I hope the approach has not been too messy. I would like to try a clean approach straight after a hard reset, but I honestly don't have the time for this these days.

Here is what I believe should work:

1) Download the Toshiba stack for Poscket PC from http://aps.toshiba-tro.de/bluetooth/ (stating the obvious).

2) Install the stack by either running the ActiveSync setup procedure or by simply copying the ins_tosbt2003.CAB to you MDA Compact and executing it.

3) Soft reset to finish the installation.

At this point you should have a working Toshiba stack that crashes everytime you put the MDA on stand-by. Also, you will have two Bluetooth status icons, one from the Microsoft stack and one from the Toshiba stack.

4) Remove the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\BTIcon to get rid of the Microsoft status icon.

5) Optionally remove the entire HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Bluetooth tree from the registry.

6) Soft reset.

I believe that step 5 should cause the Toshiba stack to survive going on stand-by. Unfortunately, it also cause massive battery drain because the Bluetooth radio will stay ON even when the MDA is on stand-by!

Good luck and please let me know if this procedure works for you :D

/Lars
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] sdamion:
Il test it wen i get home

:wink:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] YRLS:
I tried ypur step by step guide without success.

BTW when deleting the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Bluetooth I had a message "impossible to delete Default Audio Gateway" but after soft reset I don't have that key.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] The_Best:
i've tested it and it chrashes all the time. It didn't work! Tested with two Magican...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] lars_juhl:
Sorry to hear that it didn't work - I'll look into it when I have time. However, don't hold your breath - I don't have time for experimenting with this currently. Maybe a week from now ... :cry:

/Lars
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] :
Lars, apart from the drainage on the battery is your toshiba stack still running without any other problems?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] lars_juhl:
Yes, except from draining the battery, I have experienced no problems. If only we could find a way to make the Toshiba stack turn on and off the Bluetooth radio ...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] The_Best:
firstly, we should make the toshiba stack running completly on our devices.

It doesn't work, i've tested it with three magican after this time and many, many hard resets ;)