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[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reaver9:
First off, I just switch to my first android phone from iOS, so although I have plenty of experience jailbreaking and unlocking over there, I'm new to this, so hand-holding is appreciated :o

I have a developer XT926 phone. Fastboot says it's unlocked with status code 1. It came running 4.0.4, and I rooted it using motofail2go. I now want to install CyanogenMod 10.1 (or some other version 4.2 rom that you guys think is better), as described here. However, I have been unable to find detailed instructions on how to install it after booting into recovery mode. (I'm guessing those steps are well-know on xda, but forum and google searches didn't help.)

Additionally, since I have an unlocked dev phone, can I install one of these unsigned roms directly, or will I need to first install clockworkmod, safestrap, etc (and if so, any advice on which one).

Thanks the any help you can give me :D
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SFG:
You need to install a custom record very like twrp or cwm. Either is fine and you can easily switch later if you want to try them both out. Once you have your custom recovery installed, you'll need to boot into recovery. From there you will v be able to backup your current setup followed by a factory wipe and ROM install. Good luck
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reaver9:
Thanks. So I have twrp installed and working, and made a successful backup. I was about to install CW 10.1, when I noticed comments that it seems to have a lot of issues. What rom would you recommend I install? Liquidsmooth? Eclipse? CM 10.1 anyway? Thanks again!
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] three west:
Try em all!

I'm an Eclipse man myself.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] xfill:
I tried updating my Galaxy S2 yesterday via Kies from Gingerbread to Jelly Bean and have encountered a slew of problems ever since. As of now, my phone is soft-bricked, only able to get into download mode or the Phone---!---Computer screen.

This is the process that has lead to my current situation.

I first installed Kies, and found out that I couldn't even get it to detect my phone in the first place, after searching threads and trying for hours to get it to detect, it did, only to freeze at 0% on the install process. I repeated this process a couple times and waited for a very long time each time before unplugging my phone in the middle of the process, until deciding to try Odin.

I downloaded Odin 3.07 and the stock Jelly Bean firmware for my SGH-i777 from sammobile.com and did exactly the steps on guides, basically putting it into download and loading the firmware into the pda section of Odin. Unfortunately what happened was that it would get stuck on different steps, usually boot.bin or sbl.bin, but never past that. After waiting and retrying again, I searched for more remedies and tried those to no avail. This is where my phone has become soft-bricked. After trying the Jelly Bean firmware I also downloaded and tried the version I was hoping to come from, Gingerbread, with the same results.

Hearing about Heimdall being supposedly a better program, I downloaded that and have been trying to use Heimdall Frontend to flash my firmware. I downloaded the pit file to my computer, seperated the original firmware file used for Odin into seperate parts, and tried to load the factoryfs.img by itself, the boot.bin file by itself, and the boot.bin, modem.bin, factoryfs.img, and cache.img, and zImage together. Boot.bin by itself gets a "failure to connect" type error, factoryfs.img by itself gets "ERROR: Failed to send file part packet! ERROR: FACTORYFS upload failed!", and the set of 5 files gets "Failed to load config descriptor."

This is where I am at a loss because now I have no idea where to go from here, I'd really prefer not to wipe my phone. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
At this point, you are beyond where you worry about wiping.

You didn't say you can get into recovery, so that is moot anyway. But if you could get into recovery and do a wipe data/factory reset, you should.

First, try using Odin3 v1.85, which was the current version when this phone first came out. I helped another person who couldn't flash with 3.07, but was able to get the flash to complete with 1.85. And if the flash doesn't complete the first time, keep trying. I would suggest flashing the full Gingerbread firmware, I777UCKH7 from the Download Repository. Or you can get it from sammobile.com/firmware.

If that gets you nowhere, follow the steps in this post.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Benjamin Dobell:
The inconsistency of errors might imply that either your USB cable or USB port is faulty. Try a different port and/or cable to see if you have better luck. There is one known issue with Heimdall at the moment where it fails to flash certain partitions for certain devices. However it doesn't cause any damage to the device, the flash will just stop and those files won't be replaced. However, this is not the issue you're getting (and it shouldn't be a problem with your device).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] oscarthegrouch:
Say you have two new sprint phones, one white, one black, both s4s. The black one, the card was missing. The white one, the card is there. Could the card from the white one have been put in the black one, activated and on the network, and it work? Is the sim only able to work with the phone it came with, even though you have two of the same model? I asked someone at a sprint store if they charge for a replacement sim and they said no but they don't have any for this phone. They said I'd have to go somewhere else. Too many conflicting stories.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Stealyourface:
You can use the sim if it is activated yes. I know online when I transferred phones it gave me the option to use the sim I had or the one that came with the new phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] daniel4653:
Yes you can. It costs $50 to replace the sim card..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] oscarthegrouch:
I tried using a sim grin a kyocera torque and salesperson helping me, which was in there phone with sprint, trying to get the phone activated, said the sim wasn't compatible. Yes the torque was a lte phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] oscarthegrouch:
The thing that makes me so mad about that "option" is it's probably 99.9% profit for sprint for the cost of the card. I would refuse to pay for a card if the phone I bought and wanted didn't come with one new out of the box.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 00mred00:
My corp location does not charge for sim cards... Where was this information obtained?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] lafester:
Sprint international rep posted it here.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] oscarthegrouch:
I only asked one corporate store, but I've been reading that some say they charge from 30-50 for them.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 00mred00:
I would give some push back on that...sim cards ring at $0 at pos....curious if they are also selling batteries thinking they are padding their acc sales.

Regardless...I will research it

I will also add that I see a number of situations where the sim IS tied to a phone and a number of them where it is tied to the account. For the most part the sim stays with the account UNLESS the new phone has a sim.

Confusing I know. I think Sprint is still trying to figure out the right way to handle the sim/esn set up.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] oscarthegrouch:
Yeah, it's not like swapping Sims on gsm.

A big problem is the answer you get differs with who you ask. Sounds like training employees isn't universal with some things. One store can say no and not help with a problem. Go to another store, you might be able to get your situation taken care of.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] 00mred00:
It is more of an individual work ethic issue...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] oscarthegrouch:
That's a shame!
[Android Apps and Games] rogro82:
Recently ( for some ) privacy / security has been gaining a lot of attention due to endless news reports about government services like PRISM and the like.

Besides being spied on by government services you might have data ( pictures, confidential files, passwords ) that you do not want to share with anyone.

The solution is ofcourse easy enough, "just" encrypt your data.

"Hiding in plain sight"

So what is BitStore? BitStore ( or whatever its final name will be ) is an application that allows you to store encrypted data within lossless files.

Simply put it allows you to encode encrypted data within images ( and in the future it might be able to store data in audio-files ).

Currently the application is still under development ( and testing ), but we hope to have a public release available soon.

Technical details / features:

Data is encrypted using AES-256 bits encryption.

Encoded images are stored as (24-bits) PNG-files ( as that is the most used/supported lossless image format ).

Automatically upscaling/downscaling of images to fit the data attached.

Attach text, files, content exposed by other apps ( gallery, file managers etc ) or images directly taken with the camera.

You can save / send encoded files using any service that will not modify the file ( automatic resizing, turning images to jpeg ). Most of this can be directly done by sharing the encoded file from within the app.

It allows you to save the decoded attachments, but attachments can also be viewed using any app that supports the attachments mimetype. In case of opening/viewing the attachment is not stored on disk, but is streamed through a kernel pipe.

More details / screenshots will follow soon.
[Android Apps and Games] rogro82:
reserved for future
[Android Apps and Games] overground:
Cheater?

Spy?

Nerd?

All three?

Then you need BitStore...the ultimate encryption application for Android.[/infomercial]

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[HTC One X+] ridethisbike:
I noticed this on stock rom as well as Elegancia at&t. When on WIFI and even with the mobile data turned OFF, the 4G icon just stays up in the status bar. This is an issue for me as I really need to know when I ACTUALLY have data, rather than my phone telling me I do when I really don't.

I searched and found a few other people mention this problem but nobody ever replied back.

What's the deal with this? Are those few others and I the only ones with this problem? How can I fix it?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] jhnsons7:
Hello Dear Xda Developers!

nan

i really need help this time i m newbie i have Windows 8 and i have sony xperia u ICS . I want to unlock my bootloader i disable drivers restication in windows 8 installed java jdk latest and installed SdK but when i attached my cable to phone and press power up volume so it came Cwm recovery mode and then i open cmd and went in to where i had sdk

and type fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce getvar version

and the they said waiting for device and then nothing happened please help me
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SXUsr:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2044804
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] jhnsons7:
Thanks i tried this but still not working :'( please help me
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kalyan_kadari:
hiiiiii

u can unlock bootloader from flashtool directly der is an icon BLU just click on it..............
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] etch04:
Your making a big mistake...you should not press the power button..press only the volume up key and connect the usb to computer.your phone led should turn blue after connecting it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] jhnsons7:
yeah the bllue led is comming and the came SONY and then

its start charging :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Wind07:
Same problem with my XP
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] toast:
I upgraded my MDA2 to wm2003SE, no extended rom. It worked okay for a while (some quirks, nothing major). I started installing applications to it (citrix, ring tone programs). I ended up having to cold reset it, as it was hanging a couple of times. I got it back to a working unit, and was able to make and receive calls on the device.

This morning, I went to use it, and all of a sudden, there is a message on the phone saying: "SIM card blocked. Please enter the PUK. You can still make emergency calls if your provider supports it." I can't make any calls, nor do I receive any signal.

I downloaded the xda2unlock app, and attempted to unlock the phone. and it said that the phone was already unlocked!! I'm kind of stuck now, I seem to have a great PDA, but no freaking phone!

Any ideas????
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dickr43:
Hi there Toast,

You are confusing two different things. Your'e problem is not a sim-lock, but a sim-block. The difference is that a sim-block can be lifted by entering a code (PUCK) which you should have gotten with your'e sim-card, at least that is how it is done here in The Netherlands.

So just get you're puck code and enter it into your'e phone and the problem should be solved.

Normally a sim-blocj happens when you wrong-key your sim code three times.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] toast:
Omg,

I can't beleive I missed that....jeesus, not only am I blonde, I'm a complete retard this morning!

That definitely helps me out,! I have no idea what my sim unblock code is, but I know where I can get it from!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] toast:
Hey ****,

thanks sooooo much. Called At&Tingular, and they gave me the unblock puk. I have no idea how it got blocked in the first place, but it's fixed now. Thanks again!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] socalwrx:
alright guys in need of some help getting my phone replaced. My phone no longer charges :(

seems others are having the same issue here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/275276-galaxy-s4-wont-charge-4.html

anyhow, ordered the phone through newegg and they only have a 14-day return policy, saying they cant replace it even defective.

Verizon says I'll get a refurb?

Does samsung offer some kind of 30day?

thanks

(ive had the phone for about 22 days now)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JBeXX:
Unfortunately after the 14 day mark, you are pretty much getting a refurb. I was also a victim of the no charging issue but got lucky as it happened on my 12th day and was able to just swap out in store for a new one.

On the plus side, I think Verizon will replace for any hardware issue such as this with a refurb for a year. At this point the phone is new enough where a refurb may not be all that bad(obviously no way to know for sure) as it may just be customer returns they are using for replacements.

Anyway, that's about as much as I can pass along from my experiences.

Good Luck
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] najaboy:
After the initial 14 days, Verizon will replace with a CLNR, assuming one is available. If not, they'll sacrifice a new phone as a replacement.

The manufacturer warranties the phone for one year. They will repair or replace the phone at their discretion. The problem is that it may take weeks for then to repair the phone and ship it back to you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] socalwrx:
ahh thanks guys. looks like ill be going CLNR route
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] eNkrypt:
I just issued a replacement for my device. I have had it for more than 14 days - however when they issued my replacement device I asked about if it was a refurbished phone or not. She said that it is either a brand new phone - or its a phone someone returned within 14 days due to them not liking it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] socalwrx:
yes but I ordered the phone through newegg.com not Verizon
[General Questions and Answers] monolife:
Hello~

I use Sensation XL with Jelly Beer ROM.. I cannot find .. how to awake the my device with VOLUME button.. and where i can find the setting?

thanks :good:
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SKoczan:
I've been searching high and low for help but I haven't yet found anything with resolutions that apply to me. I admit to being completely inexperienced so my searches were limited to how I phrased things...my apologies if I missed obvious posts.

I'd like to be able to transfer photos from my digital camera to the tablet as well as be able to transfer waypoints and geocaches from my pocket queries online to my handheld GPS.

I have a Viewsonic G-Tab that I rooted out to Vegan-Tab. I can't seem to find which edition but it's been a few years since I've done it (and have never updated it). My searches suggest that I need to go to iFileManager and usbdisk to find files from external devices. I do that with these items plugged in and on but nothing shows up. I've tried looking in other folders but nothing pops up. My GPS thinks it is connected because, as it does when plugged into my computer, it asks "Connect to PC?" I say yes, of course, but nothing happens on the tablet (at least that I can see).

My searches lead me to Google Play Store program called Nexus Media Importer which sounded promising....except it's not compatible with his device. Then there was talk about an OTG cable. If performing these tasks is even possible on my device as it is, do I need these things?

Geocaching.com allows people to make pocket queries which you then download/unzip and transfer to the connected GPS. I thought finding an unzip program was going to be the challenge, but turns out I can't seem to figure out how to do anything with external devices.

Does anyone know where I should be looking or solutions or have advice for me? Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsycloneTW:
All,

I am a new Note 10.1 Wifi(GT-N8013) owner and am struggling with an issue that seems to not be entirely isolated to me. Based on what I've read in this forum it seems to stem from router compatibility. The issue I'm having is that file transfers via wifi start out at full speed and after some random period of time between 1 and 60 seconds the speed degrades until the transfer stops completely.

I have tried transferring using ES File Explorer via FTP and LAN, I've also tried via LAN using Astro. When using the Play store to perform a large app update the transfer will just hang on updating, forcing me to ultimately kill it and restart it, however sometimes it will succeed. The youtube app will often not load the related content on the channels page i.e. comments, other video links, etc. instead just showing the 'loading circle' in it's the place where this content should show up. Usually if I navigate to another channel or video then go back to the one I wanted to watch, it will successfully load and play the video. I have several other networked devices in my house(GS3, Asus TF101, GN2, Laptops, etc.) that all have no issues.

I have two routers with one serving as the main internet connection and the secondary serving as a WDS extender. One is a Linksys brand, the other a Buffalo brand. Both are b/g routers. Both are running DD-WRT v24-SP2. All connected devices are given a specifically assigned(Via Mac Address) ip address via DHCP.

Things I have tried to resolve this:

Changed the channel on the router

Set the Note tablet to a static IP address

Connected to each router

Restarted the tablet

Sat right next to the router(To determine if it was a range issue)

Disabled power saving mode on the tablet

Interestingly I don't seem to have issues when performing a file transfer via Dolphin browser. I used it last night to install some of the Humble Bundle games. A couple of them were around 500MB and the download completed with no issues.

I also am able to run and complete several Speedtest.net speedtests in a row without a timeout or hiccup.

One thing to note in particuluar: I set up my Note 2 to as an access point and tethered my tablet to it. When using this configuration, I was then able to transfer the entire file via FTP this way, albiet slower than being on WiFi.

I should point out that when this is occurring, The Wifi icon is present and both the upload and download arrows are showing activity so it appears that my connection is good and solid.

As I said, I did search this forum and found a few threads that relate this same issue, however no apparent resolution was posted. Are any of you experiencing this and if so, did you solve it, and if so, how?

Could this be a router issue? And if so, what other brands are recommended? I've been wanting to upgrade to N, this might be a good opportunity to do so...

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bsaman:
Correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like you're experiencing more issues with Google services (play store, yahoo, docs). If that's the case, you're not alone and it's neither your tablet nor your router. Do a search for slow Google services and you'll find a bunch of speed fixes, some which work fine at times then become irrelevant. I haven't found a good solution myself.

Good luck.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsycloneTW:
I wouldn't say it's with Google services specifically. As I said even using ES File explorer to try to copy files over wifi either via the LAN feature or the FTP feature will result in the transfer ultimately timing out. And the size of the file doesn't appear to be a factor as it does this whether the file is 50MB or 500MB. I am not sure why I'm able to transfer with no issues via a browser vs a network share or ftp browser. Maybe the http protocol is better at handling hiccups in the transfer process.

Very frustrating to say the least.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lgkahn:
it is not the fw either.. I use dd wrt at both home and work with no issues
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Keda_P:
I tried to unlock my device with a program from app store...

I paid for it..

It said that it backed up the thing , but it did not also it reset my IMEI to 000000000000/05

I know my IMEI its on the sticker on the back of the phone

I need to write it back into the phone.

please help.

SGH-t959v galaxy s 4g.

TMOBILE
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] CSP III:
You really need this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1978974 Head on over and post up to FBis251. He'll be able to help you and if it was his app, he'll definitely hook you up with the solution. Good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] CSP III:
You're right. I was just trying to help.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Keda_P:
I tried and looked for it but none of them provided me with enough info of how to do it.

Samsung is telling me to go to their shop and by flashing the stock rom the IMEI will return.

I know it doesnt work like that ....

Thank you man, for helping me.

Ill try that link.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Cooptx:
Actually, it does...

Edit: Here is a link to a thread that will allow you to do it yourself, just follow the Odin one click

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1500427 it is part 3

Check this out ! :

DD-Ripper's Secret
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Keda_P:
Im sorry, how is it related to my IMEI problem?

thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Keda_P:
no luck .. he cant ..

thanks tho
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] champ1919:
Try it before you knock it. It just may save you.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Keda_P:
Well it says nothing about IMEI in that post not even remotely.

Why do you think it will restore my IMEI?

Am i not better with trying : http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32397-tutorial-imei-backup-nv-with-qpst-us-variants/ ?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] limeaide:
Why are you questioning the people trying to help you?

Look either give it a try or deal with a borked imei.

The reason they are suggesting that is because unless you tried to install a vibrant rom all of the non stock based roms back up your imei and when flashing back to stock it is restored.

Again why are you questioning people offering help?