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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gidude73:
I think there should be a petition for no AT&T crapware.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Brooklynsour:
There is one on change.org I believe
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ichigok:
first time i install cm10.1 nightly on s2 i9100, there was no prob...then flashed pacman rom ..was a little glitchy and slow.

So moved on to paranoid android..this is where the prob started... it keeps on bootlooping :?

Right now flashed stock 4.1.2 via odin and rooted with siyah kernel s2 v6 0.5b ..works fine

but if i flash any custom ROM it bootloops ,even with the prior cm10.1 that i had.. :(

checked xda , did a lot of work but still stuck at square one..{wiping this , wiping that}

only thing i can find fault with is in recovery when wiping data says

Format/sdcard/.android_secure ..fail

skip Format

Format completed

when trying to intsall from sdcard it says

E:/ cannot mount..

tried different cwm recovery .. all with the same findings..

so please help me.. its boring to be stuck with stock ROM..

i am a doctor ..i tried but couldnt follow running SDK and commands ..so please keep it simple

or if possible publish a video.. bcause iam not the only one with this predicament...during my research :o i found a lot android users with the same problems..

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ammar1514:
hi ..you should find your answer herehttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1108499

maybe you have apps on your SD card so thats whats causing the issue
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ichigok:
Thank you..ammar but as i have already said my phone works but with the stock rom...i end up bootlooping only when iinstall custom ROM

n the solution given in that thread 1. is to flash a stock rom.. 2. flashing villain rom but the download links are not working..

i think it has do with fail to format .androidsecure thing but what do i know?

again thanx..:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ammar1514:
check this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1906362

also backup all ur internal memory data to a pc and then format your Internal memory from within the rom
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
You could try using a couple of wipe scripts by a guy called hawkerpaul....I think they're called 'romwipe' and 'kernelwipe'.......

Use the XDA search function....should be easy enough to find.

It may be that there are some 'leftovers' following the usual wipes (cache, dalvik and data) that are causing conflicts with your fresh installs.....

The above mentioned scripts perform a more in depth wipe....might help.....

Sent from my rooted, de bloated, stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and XDA developers app
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ichigok:
i have tried that GS2ROM wipe and nuke scripts already, with no luck ... yes that runs bigger wipe but it still fail to format sdcard .andoidsecure

i think it has do with renaming of the sdcard{silly doubt when recovery states sdcard , it doesnt refer to extsd right?} from sdcard to sdcard0 while installing CM10.1,,

if i could safely erase that {.andoidsecure}, probably things will back to normal .. anyone know how to

oh iam not able to use install from sdcard option in recovery(formerly before flashing any ROM i was able to..i hav to install from "internal memory"

Again iam grabbin at random bcause i want to go bac to custom ROMs. .if any of sounds untechi ..let me remind u i am just , what do they call it.. a noob and i do apologise...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ichigok:
i can find folder .androidsecure in extsd card and that erasing that doesnt solve the problem.. there must be another copy

iam not able to find .androidsecure in sdcard {internal}..with neither ES explorer nor Root explorer..

i dont know if this helps but i tried to intall that int2ext mod once but it didnt take ..installation aborted in recovery..i cant really remember if this was before or after i started havin the bootloop problem...Most likely after ...when i was running stock rom

There those are all the cards ...someone please solve the puzzle...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ichigok:
hey i can install custom roms again:D:D:D:D:D:D

1.formatted extsd and usb storage{after making back up of course} in storage setting in ROM

2.in recovery : Mount emmc

Mount sdcard

wipe user data

Flash the custom ROM

and it didnt go into bootloop ...hurrah:D

Running CM10.1 on i9100...

thanks guys..

looking into dual boot with siyah...are cm10.1 and PA rom compatible? jumping the gun too soon..lol..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] diesel941:
I have rooted many phones, however with regard to my newly purchased Galaxy S3, when I follow the instruction, to flash the clockworkmod.tar file through ODIN. It says the process is completed, yet when I boot into recovery mode, I get the Android system recovery with the android laying down with the red triangle instead of the custom build. I have attempted it a number of times to no avail. Might anybody have a suggestion?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prboy1969:
What Recovery did you install ? Did you make sure you have SU Icon in the app drawer ? What method did you use to Root ? Was it THIS one ? To Boot into Recovery are you doing : Home Button - Volume Up - Power Button simultaneously till the Samsung Logo appears ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
I hope you did not let the phone boot up after flashing recovery with Odin. All instructions say as soon as completed pull battery put it back in and then boot into recovery. Then in recovery you flash Team Win root file.

Sent from the future via Tapatalk 4
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4ndr0id:
My friend overclocked his s3 and fried the mobo. He bought a replacement and installed it.

After installing, the black box with yellow txt pops up showing PDA, Phone, CSC etc. and it won't go away.

I researched it has to do with the phone being in factory mode, and in order to turn it off i need to go into the esf folder, open the txt file and change it to "OFF".

The esf folder is empty.

So I have tried flashing this damn motherboard with MANY different stock firmwares under I9300XXEME2 (because that is the same as the EMEI on the phone) and no luck. I've tried german region, UK, nothing. same stupid box, esf folder still empty.

the phone was originally from germany.

I used ODIN to flash the stock firmwares.

Help please?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MIKEMON:
Folder / EFS / is not unique nahradit.Pokud have no backup can not restore, just try flash ofic.fw.for odin when the phone recognizes
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4ndr0id:
I don't know what any of that means, but i was able to get the EFS folder to show. I had to root and did a backup via ktool.

My main problem is my SIM won't work. says unknown network etc. EMEI is okay, matches, phone is always in factory mode, and reception/ 3g network won't work.

I also tried flashing 4.0.4 stock firmware but got stuck at the samsung boot logo and it wouldn't go away.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MIKEMON:
If the IMEI in order and not a network sim card check modem, radio and use the sim unlock application
[Motorola Photon 4G] Galaxy_S_:
I've had this problem for about a year. I've finally gotten to the point that I am tempted every 5 minutes to throw my phone into oncoming traffic. Have no idea how I've lived with it for this long. It is rooted and I have Th3Bills CM10 on it. Haven't updated ROM for almost a year because I have lost interest in anything to do with it because it is basically nonfunctional. Also in fear of getting the dreaded "low storage space". I don't know if I did something wrong when I did all of that, which is a huge possibility. But basically, I bought a 32gb SD card because I started getting the low storage space notifications all the time on my 16gb one, and at first I thought I really did fill it. So I went up in size. After that I kept getting it with the 32gb and I knew there was no way possible that it was full. My phone shows 2 internal storage's. One is 3gb which I think should be the part of the internal that's allotted to apps?, and the other is my SD card at 32gb with 10gb available. The only thing that should be on it is music that I manually added through the computer. And the storage that shows as SD card is the internal storage. So it's all messed up. Can anyone tell me how to fix it and get my phone to register my SD card as an SD card and how to make it useable? I'm going to need thorough step by step instructions, too. haha. That's the only way I know how to do any of this kind of stuff. TIA =]
[Galaxy S III Accessories] skrypj:
Hi,

Does anyone have this device? I would actually like to use it with my Nexus 7 on an Ipod capable car stereo but wanted to know if this utilizes the Galaxies MHL capabilities or if it is simply using usb audio?

http://www.cablejive.com/products/samDock.html

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] BLKdrgn84:
Will someone please post a link where i can download the microbes live wallpaper for galaxy s blaze. thank you.
[Android Stick & Console RockChip based Computers] lostsoul565:
hello all I am new to the forum and I am clueless on which device to buy. I have a divix medai box now and it blows. I am looking to stream videos, internet, email, Looking to root and install custom roms. I have it down to 3 devices. I need help on the best option with best features and best customized software for 3 devices and i have a few questions.

1- Imito mx2

2- Tronsmart MK908

3- Minix Neo GX5

4- do these divices come with blue tooth?

4- will i be able to use a apple keyboard and mouse?

thanks for the help
[Android Stick & Console RockChip based Computers] shiny shoes:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2089407
[Android Stick & Console RockChip based Computers] GigaRack:
I actually bought the Minix Neo X5 and really liked it.......Until I found out the Minix Neo X7 is coming out sometime in July. Since that device is going to be quad core I wanted to "future proof" my purchase by returning the x5 and wait to see how well the x7 reviews.

My 2nd choice would be the the Tronsmart 428 ( I think that is the number)......It is quad core also......What I liked about the Minix was a lot of input options......on the other hand a stick would be portable enough to take on the road. Decisions! Decisions!

The devices you mentioned do come with bluetooth.

Not an Apple guy but I am 99% sure the Apple Bluetooth will connect.
[Android Stick & Console RockChip based Computers] xloupas:
You sould wait a little bit to see the minix x7 when is going to be out otherwise go on with the Minix Neo GX5
[General Questions and Answers] soraxd:
so I'm wondering for my dslr camera, I can use a class 10 sdhc card, or a 64gb micro sdxc in sd adaptor. which speed would faster? or would they be about the same?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] wideangle:
I have recently "upgraded" from xdaII to xdaIIs and I'm having a few problems. I have upgraded the BT stack to 3500 but I still can seem to connect to my tomtom gps. Device sees it but tomtom 3 cant. I'm completely confused by the connection wizard- none of the profiles seems to fit gps. I also dont seem to be able to send or receive files from my old xdaII. What am I doing wrong?

I'm also a little confused about roms. Do I need to upgrade my rom? Is there a simple way avoiding anything too technical (I've read about "country codes" and other wierd stuff). My current config is:

ROM: 1.12.62

Radio: 1.02.00

Protocol: 1337.32

ExtROM: 1.12.178

Could someone please help! I only have a few days to decide if I want to keep it or stick with my xdaII...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] icarusbop:
Gps's use the serial profile to transmit the data over - its like a virtual serial connection - so you need to tell tomtom to look on a com port AFAIK,.

For eample in my Tomtom list of connections there is one called 'BT on Com6, ' which is the bluetooth comport on my unit.

But there are also listed more com ports...

Com5

Com4

Bluetooth Serial port Com7

The XDA only actually has 1 com port (com1) so any other are virtual ports created by various software, you just need to find out which one is the one for the GPS...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] wideangle:
So in "tomtom gps v3.07" I go to the gps tab and by default its set to infrared port. I change to "BT on com6" and click OK. When I restart the program it always resets to "infrared port" even if I try a different port. Really am stuck- never had any problems with my xdaII- just put in BT port and it picked it up automatically...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] icarusbop:
The problem is it's not always the same com port for different devices - firstly does your unit have the widcoom stack version of are you on the microsoft stack..

Whichever you have you need to find where the BT com port is configured..

On my widcomm i go to 'bluetooth setting' ; 'services' ; "serial port'; 'advanced'

in there it says...

inbound com port : 6

outbound com port : 7

so the incoming com port on my bluetooth is 6 hence the 'BT com port on 6' listed in my tomtom gps.

so you need to find your BLuetooth com port and find out which com port number it is set to. Not sure as to why tomtom gps does not save your settings, the only thing I can think of is becuase it never gets a valid signal from the comport select, and does not save the change unless it does.

Also: I assume the gps unti has a pairing with your XDA unit?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] wideangle:
So does the widcom stack work on the xdaIIs? If so where can get it?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] icarusbop:
Sorry: I cannot be certiain the widcomm works with the IIs, but is can be downloaded from this site if you are willling to try, just do a search oin widcoom, and you will find a lot of entries...

For the MS BT stack; look under start, settings,System tab. There is a icon labeleld Bluetooth settings in there you can see/set the com ports for the bluetooth link. they also need to be enabled witch a check box before they will work...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] wideangle:
So on "bluetooth seetings" serial port/advanced I have inbound COM port 5 and Outbound COM port 6. Below it says "Default device for outgoing serial connections: TomTom Wireless GPS. Display the device selection screen the next time an outgoing serial connection is attempted" next to a ticked box. I have tried bt com 5 and 6 in the gps settings and it wont save or recognise either. I can, however, pair and connect to the device in my BT manager but Tomtom doesnt recognise it...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] icarusbop:
Hmmm - all sound ok to me but I currently use a wired GPS, so I have not actually done it. I'm afraid I'm as stuk as you are now...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] wideangle:
Sorry bro- I have sorted this now. Thanks...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] irblinx:
For me, I just selected Comm 5 from the GPS status drop down and it works like magic!
[General Questions and Answers] Vector2nds:
How do you submit a request to recreate "Nokia Lumia 928" forum? Can't find when searching for this device.
[General Questions and Answers] Trozzul:
most likely cant, xda is for more high powered devices, the popular ones you can try the legacy devices. if you were to recreate it people would complain to get other phones threads on here.
[General Questions and Answers] kkrull:
Lame

You realize that the Lumia 928 is like the 920 which is here on the xda forums right?
[General Questions and Answers] Trozzul:
You Realize that the LG Venice is like the L7 which isn't here on xda forums right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] xxlikquidxx:
I know if you disable any security on the lock screen, you can put widgets on it by swiping left and right. The only problem is, when you enable pattern lock or pin or whatever, you cant get widget on the lock screen anymore.. WTF? I know the stock 4.2.2 can get it because my Nexus 7 is able to do it no problem.

Anyone know any tricks around this?

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] IamaznX:
Are there any NFC capable batteries sold on Amazon that have a higher charge than the stock samsung one(also the same size)?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hatememarkz:
I heard the vnexus battery works

ss beanz T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gary93:
It's the thicker one right? I am using the d30 case, think it might not fit since it's super tight..

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shawnten:
so with loki is anyone still working on this bootloader unlock. I thought that someone had it unlocked before the device even came out. with loki does it even really need to be unlocked? thanks for any answered questions
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] GreatDayChap:
The bootloader was never unlocked. This "loki" you've heard about was a workaround by djrbliss which allows users to flash custom roms. You don't need to be too concerned about it, unless you are a developer. Head over to the Android Development section and follow the stickied guide to root your phone and flash a custom recovery. The recoveries released for the Verizon S4 have been set up with this workaround already.

If you are a developer, or if you are just curious, you may want to search around for djrbliss's work for a more in-depth description.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmatni:
I need some serious help, my galaxy s2 wont boot into recovery i just get a "firmware upgrade encountered an issue...", i cant get odin to recognize it, and during the time i could boot into recovery, i couldnt mount the sd card to flash a firmware, and last time odin recognized it kept getting stuck on modem.bin and say (write error) or something of the sorts, please i desperately need help
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] king_below_my_lord:
Here maybe this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2058683 could help you.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Stop referring people to that thread of yours when phones aren't bricked. Immediately. Or I will deal with you. Are we clear ? :-/

If they follow those steps & the phone isn't bricked, they sure as fcuk will have a brick on their hands if it goes wrong.

This person's phone isn't even remotely close to being bricked, it's a simple case of 'Odin won't work' like 99.9999% of those cases on here, and the fix is usually very simple.

OP - This gets covered here so many times per week it ain't funny. Search for similar threads, there are a bunch troubleshooting steps you need to follow (This is the final time I'm typing that as well, from now on people will just get 'Search').
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmatni:
thank you but the problem is that i cant get odin to recognize the phone, and i cant seem to find a fix on the site that i haven't yet tried, so, i'm trying to see if anyone has anything other that install drivers, uninstall kies, and use samsungs cable, because i've tried all of those multiple times with no luck
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] king_below_my_lord:
Yeah I get it :thumbup: (that's why the first line of the guide is meant to and usually does, scare people off), but if he eventually reaches the desperation point(no amount of flash attempts succeeds) , following my guide would be better than blind flashing of pit files(in a case where recovery is completely inaccessible my guide is useless) , which I have seen people recommending to do, if the user is lucky enough to flash a kernel and bootup the recovery, memory block corruption(it can happen because of reasons like phone turned off while flashing via Odin, removing cable midway of odin flash, and possibly several others) can also be effectively corrected.

Edit :I have made the guide a little bit more safer so that any noob who ignores all the warnings and go ahead with the procedure will stop after the first step if he/she is not having corrupted block's, effectively keeping him/her safe.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmatni:
um so do you think there is hope, i really dont want to lose this phone...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] king_below_my_lord:
Well I don't think you could even attempt my guide since you can't flash via Odin and don't have recovery, it works only for people who can somehow bootup into recovery.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmatni:
do you think you might have any other tips that might help me?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] king_below_my_lord:
Without Odin you're basically screwed, did you try different computers? Or are you sure that your usb port is in full working condition?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmatni:
i haven;'t tried a different computer yet but my laptop is basically new just less than a month old and i tried all of the usb ports on it
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] king_below_my_lord:
I hope you read all my replies (also those in the guide thread because I have explained some stuff and made some changes ) basically if a user ignores everything in my guide and flashes any of the pit files, only if the flash fails will he get a brick(as usual), otherwise he will have an sd card with a lot less space. :o I hope you don't mind me quoting you in my main post.

---------- Post added at 02:26 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:19 AM ----------

Try everything possible to get it working, like on a friend's computer, for some people changing computer's have worked.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmatni:
alright i guess ill just do all i can and hope for the best, thank you for your time
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Kies, where's kies?

Install Kies, and then kill it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saravanashines:
My Solution

Yes...myself faced the same problem , i tried to 3 different laptops but ODIN didn't detect my S2 . Finally with my luck , it got detected in my Home PC and i flashed it..are you able to go to download mode ? if no use USB jig... :good:

Try this :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42592007#post42592007
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Wow. That's a magical fix :rolleyes:

OP - You were told to search for similar threads, there are 6 or so other steps you haven't even tried once yet. Bottom line is, if you want your phone fixed, you're going to need to do everything and quite possibly do it over & over till it works. Nobody here can do that for you. If you can't be bothered trying 2nd or 3rd PC and go thru the troubleshooting steps as well on those if necessary, your phone is going to stay busted.

The end.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmatni:
ok so i tried on 6 computers with nothing, I installed kies on all of them then killed it nothing, I tried 5 versions of ODIN and that didnt work, I tried uninstalling all the phones drivers and installing them all over again, and still nothing...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
How about your usb cable?

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmatni:
I tried 3 of them, the original Samsung cable, and an original LG cable, along with another generic one
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Well, don't you think it would be smart to get another S2 cable?

Borrow it, buy it, whatever.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmatni:
my friend has an S2 as well, I just borrowed his hes here with me, and still nothing, whats happening is that the computers arent even recognizing that something has been plugged in, none of them are, his phone is recognized instantly by odin and all, but once he unplugs his and i plug it into mine, it just does nothing
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
As mentioned earlier,it looks like your usb port on the phone.I'll leave it to you if your friends one is the same and worth trying in your phone....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
You're still getting "has encountered an issue" warning?

Sent from the little guy