yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Ouya General] Trooper_Max:
I agree with everyone it would be nice if we had a hardware means to boot into some kind of recovery or flashing mode to flash stock images.

But I was trying to think if there is anything we can do if we don't get that... (guess that makes me a pessimist >_>)

Let me preface this with don't try anything I'm describing here unless you know what you're doing, these are half-baked thoughts of someone who doesn't even have their OUYA yet:

What if we could swap the boot and recovery partitions? (I haven't received my OUYA yet, so I'm not even aware of what partitions it has, so assuming it has them, and yeah, it wouldn't be quite that simple)

Basically what I mean is when the device tries to boot normally, it would boot up a stable recovery rom. (ie the boot partition that normally has the kernel and then loads the rest of the rom instead just has a recovery rom)

Then you have the recovery partition be what boots the full rom. That way you only chance bricking your device when you flash the boot partition, which if we can get a stable recovery rom that works for this, wouldn't be often. We would probably want to modify the recovery to have a 3 second/configurable timer where if you don't do anything it boots into the "recovery" partition which would boot up the full rom.

Basically the boot partition becomes a new recovery rom which gets used like GRUB to boot into the "recovery" partition which boots up your actual rom, or maybe it could also boot from USB or netboot or whatever...

Pretty much what we need is a solid bootloader, sound about right? Let me know if any of this makes sense/doable or if I'm entirely off base here! I don't know if I will have the time to try any of this when I do get my OUYA, but wanted to share some ideas, please proceed at your own risk!

EDIT: Alternatively, the boot partition could be left stock and the recovery partition could be used as a bootloader to boot into USB or other options for loading roms without messing with the stock boot experience and risking bricking the device. ie in this configuration if you boot your device normally it would be stock, if you reboot into "recovery" it would load up a custom rom. Or instead of a custom rom, a custom recovery with bootloader capabilities.

~Troop
[Ouya General] Lrs121:
just something random. what about something like cyanoboot?

link 1

info link 2
[Ouya General] Ouya-XD:
NO! Cyanoboot is a bit risky for a device in its early stages of development.

If you currently have CWM installed, the more appropriate method of booting would be to use ROM Manager, go into the device itself, ONLY IF YOU'VE GOT CWM.
[Ouya General] jmhalder:
Problem is, if you can't boot the rom, you can't boot the recovery. Too easy to brick if we don't chainload the boot image with a intermediary bootloader.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
If I flash the cyano boot.img on stock ROM I can after boot in stock ROM with modify recovery and after make a backup of stock before flash cyano?

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
Install stock recovery to make your backup.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Before install cyano boot.img then?

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] G1_enthusiast:
dont do it you will soft brick the phone..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Ok thanks.

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riflesnroses:
U will definitely brick just flash a recovery and never cross flash......
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Ok I understand the point, thanks. It's the same to flash rom from internal memory or sdcard external after flash recovery?

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Thanks all finaly boot into cm10.1 :)

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[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] stoenitself:
Hello guys, need guide here. I use cm-10-20130609-NIGHTLY-holiday.zip and now I can't go to boot recovery, it's hang on the HTC logo. Please tell me how to fix it. One more thing, I'm also install ROM manager and update the cwm.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] ipagan10:
There's the problem. CWM and rom manager don't play well with this device. Go to bootloader, open a command line and write fastboot erase cache. Then flash another recovery like wcx or twrp and all should be fine.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] rignfool:
You also need to open said zip and get the boot.img out... and either use flashimg GUI or fastboot to install said boot img

Also... grab the new nightly... it has a framework change...
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] stoenitself:
Yeah, now it's fixed! Thanks guys. Now i use borked rom, uhmp maybe you guys have a recommended ROM for my phone? Hehe
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] WildfireDEV:
Try any of the jellybean Rom they are pretty good.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] ipagan10:
For me PacMan or Borked rom xD
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Bigc13:
Haven't used pacman or Borked. I use cm10 I love it other then the low in call volume. I wish a dev would fix this issue in a update... Hint hint lol
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] WildfireDEV:
They are actively trying to fix it although up to now they haven't been able to pin point the cause.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Bigc13:
Yea I would have to agree wcx recovery is the best out right now. As far as the low in call volume, it seems all roms excluding wildchilds rom has the same issue. There has to be a way to pin point the issue as it will make Alot of ppl happy!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] benzothegreat:
I've been reading in posts that SPB Pocket Plus might cause a few problems with the IIs.. I actually only use the battery bar and the "close really means close" part of the program..

I'd really like to uninstall it to increase performance, but I need software to reaplce it - anyone got any good suggestions for a battery meter (that is small and runs on the task bar thing) and a "close really means close" program?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] keithhiap:
try MTUX SysPack 2.30 for SideX 2.30

http://www.mtux.com
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] rollyblu:
Vbar: http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=4108
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] homer5995:
Hi,

I have an intermittant issue where people can't here me. If I turn speaker phone on they can. I want to turn off noise suppression, but don't see any settings for it anywhere. Pressing the menu hard key while in call does not reviel anything. Is there a reg edit or something I can try?

Thanks
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] waterbound:
The LTE has two mics, one with noise suppression and one without. There is one at the top and one at the bottom which provides stereo when recording video etc.. When speaking, try either mic and see what the results are. Its possible one mic is defective or needs to be cleaned etc., the only info I could find was for the GS3 but maybe this will give you some ideas. I think some ROMS have that setting but I have never looked or needed to disable.. Good luck.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1332137
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] homer5995:
Thanks! I am pretty sure I have a dirty mic, but looks like I have to take the phone apart or kill the noise suppression to fix the intermittant issue. Just trying to avoid the dredded flash to stock/trip to sprint store. Thread you posted shows some promise, but was hoping for an easier fix
[Galaxy S 4 General] alexyuh:
PIT file GT-I9505​

Tested for use

download:View attachment 2047164
[Galaxy S 4 General] batalhadematos:
Hi there,

Is this pit file for GT-I9505 version independent?

Does it work for any Android OS and firmware installed (4.2, 4.3)?

Can I use it with and firmware including stock firmware?

Thank you very much

Regards

Paulo Matos
[Galaxy S 4 General] wywyenterprise:
thanks for this pit file very tested
[Galaxy S 4 General] coolnessQ:
What can be done with this pit?

Sent from my GT-I9505 using app: XDA Premium and rom: CarbonRom
[Galaxy S 4 General] aslak89:
Can I ask how did you pull it out?
[Galaxy S 4 General] :
heimdall can be done to pull a pit file :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] aslak89:
I know heimdall but it dosen't work with galaxy s4.

developer's confirming about this issue and there's no way to pull the pit file of s4 yet by using heimdall.

so I thought he used another method, that's why I asked him.

thanks anyway :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] medoooooo:
What is pit files guys and what is it used for
[Galaxy S 4 General] aslak89:
oh I missed that s4 is two models, exynos(9500) and snapdragon(9505):eek:

As you said 9505 is available for heimdall but another one can't make it.

so that 9500 is out of these supported devices in heimdall website.

I just want to try to flashing with a pit if hard-bricked, but not a big deal:D

thanks for your advice
[Galaxy S 4 General] Meister_Panse:
thx
[Galaxy S 4 General] Kriomag:
isnt this the same exact file as here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41267669 ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] briga69:
GT-I9505

I managed too with Heimdall under linux. Again mine is a I9505.

This is the .pit file I saved (I am thinking of flashing Android 5.0.1 stock rom and thought a backup of the pit won't be bad). This is the file with KitKat.

Probably the same as before but if it works as a reassurance.....!
[Galaxy S 4 General] O-T:
EFS Professional will backup PIT

+ do a lot more

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18524176
[Galaxy S 4 General] Thomasz55:
My Samsung S4 GT - I9506

My Samsung S4 GT - I9506 was bricked. Can anyone please send me the pit file for Samsung S4 GT - I9506 . My country region is Singapore, my PDA is I9506XXUDOE2 and CSC	I9506OLBDOE1.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] asimhoney:
thnks its 100% ok pit file
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeroarst:
When I connect my phone to my PC, it charge normally. But I could not see USB connection icon in the top bar.

Then I tried to dial *#7284# and changed USB to PDA, reboot and it seems OK, but once I reboot again the setting is gone.

How could I keep the setting no matter how many times I reboot?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Have you installed USB Drivers or Kies ???

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeroarst:
I have installed SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe. I think that's is enough.

My phone works fine before, I can detected my phone once connected to my PC.

This happens after I flash the ROMs. I have tried flash other ROMs, but still the same.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sriram231092:
did you try a stock rom? may be loose usb connection. though it charges, sometimes it will not be recognized by the pc. use another genuine samsung cable and check.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Phone works fine before you flash ROMS you say .

Therefore its the ROMS or a bad flash what roms and what method to flash ??

jje
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Nilsonf:
I unlocked the bootloader and flashed TWRP recovery with Hasoon2000's all in one toolkit and then I was gonna adp push a ROM zip and it was taking forever so I just canceled it on the phone and rebooted. Now it's just stuck in the HTC boot screen and when I hold down power button the back and home buttons start flashing. What should I do next?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] skinsfanbdh:
put it under a bright light and hold power+volume down to reboot to bootloader
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Nilsonf:
The phone completely died. Do I charge it and hold it under a bright light then? What will that do?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] skinsfanbdh:
get you to bootloader
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Nilsonf:
So I just let it charge for a bit and then do that? Or just do it as soon as I plug it in to charge?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] skinsfanbdh:
let it charge for a while
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] stevedebi:
OK, I've seen this a few times. I realize there is a light sensor on the front of the One, but the power+volume down always brings up the bootloader - that is the documented sequence (which says nothing about bright lights).

Why do people keep talking about a bright light?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] skinsfanbdh:
its a safety feature to keep people from booting to bootloader while its in a pocket or bag. if the light sensor doesnt read enough light the phone wont hard reboot or boot to bootloader
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] stevedebi:
Oh, so a bright light isn't required, just not being in darkness. Interesting. That power button is pretty recessed, at least on my build. Thanks for the info.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Nilsonf:
It actually did work for me and I fixed my htc. Thanks
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] skinsfanbdh:
good to hear. glad you got it sorted
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrbadboy:
Hi all,

my 1st post (wohoo) , been a lurker for years tho :) many thx to all the talented ppl in these forums and apology for my somewhat insufficient english.

Im on [ROM] X with the NEXT Floating Multiwindows and since I cant post in the actual dev thread I need to ask something here (made a search but cant solve my problem).

everything was working fine until I added a row in build.prop a tweek for wifi scan (dont want it to scan every 2sec..)

the phone rebooted after the adding of the line and didnt boot up again, all I got was a sound of "samsung boot" and thats it.. phone was just vibrating.

I extracted the build.prop trough adb, changed it back and pushed it back in, obv according to all the rules (read some posts about "how to" just in case I missed something)

phone rebooted and Im now stuck on bootloop loading up to "samsung" and just rebooting from there.

obv I was stupid enough and didnt make a backup in cwm.

I rly dont want to loose everything and having to start over again with all the setting up and so..

is there ANY way around this bootloop without having to actually reinstall the whole damn rom.

is the build.prop responsible for the bootloop in this case?

Question for an admin/moderator: do I rly need to post 10 times in general before I can post in this devs ROM thread ? the dev was asking for feedback and I got a few things concerning his rom (this above not being one rly).

thx for any inc respons!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Varad297:
I'm afraid you'll have to reinstall the ROM. But if you reinstall the same ROM you don't lose any data, so flash the ROM you're currently on if you can enter recovery.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrbadboy:
cheers, idd I could get to cwm and reinstall the rom and save my self a bit of pain, too bad there isnt a real way to come around this tho.

my question still remains tho, do u think build.prop could have cased this even after pushing back a "fixed" one ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alvinhaw:
So far adding lines in built.prop it shld be working fine without bootloop..

for ur case u might miss out something maybe u do it differently..not sure...

if u got a bootloop just becuz changing a built.prop u don't even have to flash a rom again.

u can always make a copy in ur sdcard n if any problems occurred u can always use

aroma file manager in philz CWM to change back the original built.prop.

another easiest way u can always make a flashable zip n place it to ur external sdcard

n flash it via Philz cwm.. download the templates from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2240619

don't extract it ！just drag ur built.prop to the system n flash in cwm ！
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrbadboy:
Hi, Im already using aroma file manager in cwm, weird thing is (and I guess I just kinda answered my own question now... took some time to notice is tho.. Im slow) my /system was empty :eek: , somehow I must have manged to erase the whole /system just after editing my build.prop ... since the Note is like my 4th phone I play around with I thought I was pretty much safe or at least somewhat knowledgeable about at least flashing rom:s and playing around... I guess Im gona have to rethink that :rolleyes: .

I reflashed the rom and luckily I had an older titanium backup on the SD so at least I got most of my things back and working properly now.

with that "solved" I guess Im gona go back to flashing new exciting roms for some more fun.

Cheers for the inputs boys and girls, have a good one!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VarioIII:
Auto Rotate CHECKED, but every app opens in Landscape Mode!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bhavpreet:
....if auto rotate is checked, then the phone rotates automatically. Uncheck auto rotate, and your problems solved
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VarioIII:
it seems to be my charger, phone thinks its a dock. i dont know how to turn this off, also phone wont go to sleep and just stays on
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsntree:
You could try disabling the "Car" process from app management or Titanium backup.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ytwytw:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsIm5sLmZhbWVpdC5yb3RhdGUiXQ..

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[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] idimitro:
Hi, I am considering the Photon Q as my next phone. I currently have the Motorola Defy PRO. It has many similar design elements with the Photon and this worries me. The bezel on the back side is made of the same rubbery plastic as in the photon. Currently on my phone it already started flaking a bit after less than an year use.

The other thing that also worries is me is the slide mechanism. Is it going to start wobbling after a few months or is it sturdy enough?

Any other observations of your use of the photon?

Thanks.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Jayavarman:
I bought my Photon Q used off of eBay in April. It came with cosmetic blemishes such as slight scratches and dings. However, I am quite satisfied with its sliding mechanism and wear. My phone is used daily without physical protection.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] idimitro:
Thanks for the reply. Sounds good as I aslo do not like the phone "condoms" :highfive:
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Loader009:
Unfortunately my Photon Q has fallen a few times...

The sliding mechanism still working but not very stable if the keyboard is "open"/phone is slided.

Well, it's not that hard, I only notice it if I push it downside a little. It still holds the position.

I also noticed that the screen isn't very stable if it's closed.

Not in the sliding direction, it's moving a little "up and down" if it's lying on a flat ground (table) and I tap on the screen.

I've also read about reports that some keys (like shift) were worn out.

It may be good to store a few often used keys. (Maybe a case too.)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] dpwhitty11:
I've had mine since mid-October.

The sliding mechanism isn't quite as "jumpy" or "springy" as it was on day one, but I'd say it is around 85% as springy.

Otherwise, mine shows so signs of wear at all other than the "usb" and "hdmi" text being rubbed off by the ports on the side.

I don't really baby my phone all that much, either.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] palmwangja:
My camera button is broken... almost little responsive... :(
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] toolegit:
My wife has had this phone since March or so, it's held up pretty well. She has issues with the software, but physically it's okay.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] abortretryfail:
I've had my Q since launch back in August. Mechanically it's held up just fine, but the stock rom has been a little troublesome.

It seems to be built a bit better than my friend's Droid 4.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] xLoveHateLegend:
I've had mine since October and it's been fine, other than the flex cable ripping inside and having to replace it... which I believe was purely manufacturer fault.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] oTToToTenTanz:
I would have said, mine is as "springy" as it was in February, when I got the phone. But checking it twice, you are right...I vaguely remember how it sprang back in February...more than it does now! Good point!

Other than that I have a soft case around my phone, so it works very good after these first 4 month. Keyboard still is excellent!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] hfase:
I think I have been very lucky with mine so far... I set it in the window at home a lot and have dropped it more than a few times so far, even on cement. No cracks in the screen yet just a few nics in the bezel.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Snakes1:
My phone has done well. slider works great. A few drops over the past year or so, but it keeps on ticking. I think its solid. Not the tank that my evo shift was, but I don't think anyone makes phones that solid anymore.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] templton:
Sorry if this is in the wrong spot. Saw this could be done for the S3 in the prop. Would be great if soft key nav bar could be added for s4.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] drbveb88:
This mod has the option for soft nav buttons. You need the famework and the paid app.

But it lets you customize tons of things. :thumbup:

http://xdaforums.com

/showthread.php?p=41361132
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] templton:
Awesome thanks!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] skagen:
Can anyone provide advice/tool/pointers on how to go about making a dictionary for PPC.

I'd like to have a langauge translation dictionary that I can use on my PPC (I-Mate Jam). I'd prefer to buy one for PPC (as I had on Palm), but the particular langauge pair I want is not available (at least not with any decent sized lexicon) on the PPC platform in any decent size.

I have a very good of a langauge dictionary on that pair as a Windows XP program (Ultralingua, specifically). So I guess that means by inference I've got a word database sitting there in its lexicon file (.uld format, but seems to be just a grabled looking text file when i open it with notepad).

So I'd like to take that lexicon that I have sitting, and create a dictionary database file which I can utilize on an existing PPC dictionary program - or even just a generic PPC reader with dictionary capability.

Can anyone give me some advice on how to do this for myself?

- what tools/programs do I need to look for?

- what do I need to do to execute this?

Any advice is helpful. Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Rudegar:
it's not really that simple here are some posts about it

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=8231&highlight=dictionary

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=15059&highlight=dictionary

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=12721&highlight=dictionary

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=9191&highlight=dictionary

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=15875&highlight=dictionary

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=3839&highlight=dictionary
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] skagen:
I'm not talking about adding word to T9 or something like that. I'm learning another language and I use my phone/PDA as a portable dictionary when I am reading foreign publications for practice.

In other words, what I am talking about is taking a 20-30,000 word datanbase from a Windows OS program, grad the words and index table and then port that over to a form at which can be ready by a PPC reader ri dictionary of some sort.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Rudegar:
i know as it says in the links then

you should be able to change the pocketword dic

but outlook use a different one and i havent heard about

anybody being able to change it

of cause there are links to 3th party programs in some of the posts

maybe they can
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] iggy:
Just looking at a FreeCab website and came across this:

- DM Dictionary 4.0.1

(Added: 08.09.04)

http://dmdictionary.sourceforge.net/index.php?pageid=4

(Allows you to use a simple text file (.txt) to find

the translation of every word you need. It finds

a word in 3 seconds on a file with 11'000 words)

ARM: DM_Dictionary_ARM_4_0_1.zip (419KB)

MIPS: DM_Dictionary_Mips_4_0_1.zip (582KB)

SH3: DM_Dictionary_SH3_4_0_1.zip (464KB)

Language Files:

http://dmdictionary.sourceforge.net/index.php?pageid=4